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because, for whatever reason, a grand jury subpoena or a FISA Court order is insufficient? CAPRONI: Any time I would say that we were at the very beginning of an investigation -- say, for example, after (he London bombings, when the British authorities provided us with telephone numbers of the British bombers, so we were looking to see did we have anyone in the United States that had telephone contact with the London bombers -- in my view, the appropriate way to pursue that investigation is via national security letter. KELLER: Because you wouldn't have time under the other options? CAPRONI: Well, we wanted to know that very quickly. And, again, I think the American people would want us to know very quickly after the London bombings took place whether we had any cells or groups of people who were tightly related to the London bombers. So we needed to move very quickly. And, in fact, the investigators did move very quickly on that to figure out who here was connected to there and was it an innocuous connection or was it a dangerous connection. KELLER: Thank you. My time has expired. CONYERS: The distinguished gentlelady from Los Angeles, California, Maxine Waters? WATERS: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. May I ask: Were these witnesses sworn in? CONYERS: They were not. WATERS: May I respectfully request that they be sworn in? CONYERS: Too late. WATERS: Then, Mr. Chairman, | suppose we're going to have to rely upon them, particularly the general counsel, continuing to tell us that they're acting within the law. I shall proceed with my questions.