Carter: Bush eavesdropping programme 'illegal'

Former US president Jimmy Carter has criticised the Bush administration’s domestic eavesdropping programme, saying he believes the president has broken the law.

Carter: Bush eavesdropping programme 'illegal'

Former US president Jimmy Carter has criticised the Bush administration’s domestic eavesdropping programme, saying he believes the president has broken the law.

“Under the Bush administration, there’s been a disgraceful and illegal decision – we’re not going to let the judges or the Congress or anyone else know that we’re spying on the American people,” Carter told reporters.

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