re: I need some help understanding this story
1) FISA allows for emergency wire tapping up to 72 hours AFTER it started.
According to some on the net, only twice in recent years has a FISA warrant been rejected.
So why do they need this? No clue.
Because they can? (or at least think they can?)
2) Your guess is as good as mine, and I have no idea. :-D