US President George W. Bush speaks in the Rose Garden on July 10, 2008 as Director of Intelligence Mike McConnell (R) looks on before signing H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, at the White House in Washington, DC. The bill would expand legal authority for electronic wiretaps by spy agencies and includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications firms which aided warrantless government surveillance operations following the September 11 attacks. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN