as soon as discussion of strike began, stock ben tothe slip down, perhaps making it clear which side the defense instry is on when it comes to the syrian debate. the justice department is set to release new an essay related documents. formerly decisions of the surveillance court. the information will be released today after a request submitted by the aclu and the electronic frontier foundation. the civil liberties organizationsanted to know how the government has been interpreting a controversial provision of the patriot act thought to be responsible for ying on ordinary americans. technology companies are beginning to escalate their efforts to publicly disclose information about what the government has coerced them to share. yahoo and facebook filed a lawsuit. asking for permission to reveal the number and kinds of national security request they have received. remember google and microsoft filed similar lawsuits in june. both of those companies amended their petitions. i was joined earlier by elizabeth, codirector of liberty and national -- i asked what we can expect to learn from t