Bush Hit Qwest for Refusing Illegal Spying

Another report of administration retribution using the levers of government comes this morning from the Washington Post. Qwest Communications refused to participate in an illegal NSA spying program and the administration retaliated.

A former Qwest Communications International executive, appealing a conviction for insider trading, has alleged that the government withdrew opportunities for contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars after Qwest refused to participate in an unidentified National Security Agency program that the company thought might be illegal.

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