The nation's top spook Michael McConnell told El Paso Times...last week...that companies being sued for helping the government spy on Americans did help the government... The companies being sued for helping with the government's warrantless wiretapping program...include AT&T, Bellsouth [now part of AT&T], and Verizon... That's an astonishing admission, given that the administration and the telecoms have long argued that confirming or denying the telcos' participation would damage national security and put Americans' lives at risk.