Gonzoles: The Authorization for Force was the Authorization to Spy on Americans

NYTimes: "Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales also spoke out today as the Bush administration mounted an all-out offensive to rebut the criticisms of Democrats. 'Our position is that the authorization to use military force, which was passed by the Congress after Sept. 11, constitutes that authority,' he said."

So the position of the President was that the statute which authorizes activity which would be (they say) illegal under FISA was the authorization by Congress for Bush to use military force in Iraq.