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Obama Votes "Yes" As Senate Approves Telecom Immunity and New Eavesdropping R...
UPDATE: The Washington Post has what I think is one of the best summaries of this incident, along with the issue of the anger Jackson's son, Jesse Jackson, Jr, openly spoke out about."Speaking near a Fox News... Sweden approves wiretapping law
In one of most far reaching eavesdropping plan and threatening civil liberties plan Swedish parliament has passed this draconian law which will allow government to record all electronic conversation."Sweden's parliament has approved controversial new laws allowing authorities... Arlen Specter Demands Spy Probe... in NFL
US Senator Arlen Specter is up in arms over alleged spying in the National Football League, but nationwide illegal wiretapping doesn't seem to show up on his radar. Way to keep your eye on the ball, Sen.... "Hello America? This is the Enemy"
The U.S. government and associated security agencies could make far better use of their time engaged in intelligence gathering activities that will actually yield results, rather than on listening for hypothetical... AP Insults Sen. Mitch McConnell in Photo Caption
What an insult!When you click on the photo accompanying this article, you'll find in the caption that Associated Press misidentified Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), shown at right, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid... Jail the Journalists!
That seems to be the DOJ position. Where is the NYTimes on this? Why aren't they writing more about it?"Ever since the President's illegal warrantless eavesdropping program was revealed by the New York Times'... Report reveals Vietnam War hoaxes, faked attacks
"Tue Jan 8, 9:45 AM ET WASHINGTON (AFP) - North Vietnamese made hoax calls to get the US military to bomb its own units during the Vietnam War, according to declassified information that also confirmed US officials faked an incident to escalate the war. The report was...Wiretaps 'foiled terror attacks'
And if there had not been wiretaps...?"The US director of intelligence has said wiretaps played a significant role in stopping bomb attacks by suspected Islamists in Germany last week. Michael McConnell told a Senate committee eavesdropping had revealed that the suspects had... Point, Click ... Eavesdrop: How the FBI Wiretap Net Operates
"The FBI has quietly built a sophisticated, point-and-click surveillance system that performs instant wiretaps on almost any communications device. ... The surveillance system, called DCSNet, for Digital Collection... Bush Administration Says Warrantless Eavesdropping Cannot Be Questioned
"The Bush administration said Monday the constitutionality of its warrantless electronic eavesdropping program cannot be challenged.
The government is taking that position in seeking the dismissal of federal court... The Top Secret Document At The Heart Of The Warrantless Wiretap Scandal
"Federal officials claim its contents are so sensitive to national security that it is stored in a bombproof safe in Washington and viewed only by prosecutors with top secret security clearances and a few select federal judges. The Document, described by those who have seen... Germany: Worldwide Eavesdropping By Handy?
Berlin: Yesterday media reports came up that German police
eavesdrops on German citizens by using handys as room microphones, even
if they seem apparently deactivated.
Furthermore Police officials in adjoining... Court nixes suit against spy program
USA Today, July 6, 2007 CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court ordered the dismissal Friday of a lawsuit challenging President Bush's domestic spying program, saying the plaintiffs had no standing to sue. The...A Reversal of Fortune for Bush’s Political Capital
"“When John Cornyn defects from the president,” Mr. Jillson said, “you know the president’s mojo is completely gone.”"Bush's new spy chief pushing to expand domestic surveillance authority
"WASHINGTON - President Bush's spy chief is pushing to expand the government's surveillance authority at the same time the administration is under attack for stretching its domestic eavesdropping powers. National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell has circulated a draft...
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