The Tragedy Of The Bush Presidency

I was recently thinking about how the nation would remember this president? For that matter how would the the country remember the presidency of George W. Bush? I guess first we must note that George W. Bush did not win the presidency by winning the popular vote. Now that...

All hostages in Yemen feared dead

The seven German, one British and one South Korean nationals who were reported kidnapped in Yemen on June 14 are most likely dead according to the German National Security Agency. Three dead are officially confirmed...

I Married A Spy - Chapter 3

I was pretty shocked when Steve came home in 1976 and announced that he could work at the CIA if I agreed to move to Washington DC. I stared at him probably for about a minute before I spoke. "I don't think so" and "no." I thought that he would remember that he hated the...

I Married a Spy - Chapter One

I met Batman in 1967 after I dropped out of college. It was the Fall Semester after the Summer of Love in San Francisco. The college poetry teacher suggested that everybody drop out and go experience the renaissance. I drove from Los Angeles to my aunt's home in Sacramento....

National Security Agency Hires a Deadbeat Dad!

It was business as usual at the National Security Agency, until Executive Officer Steven W. Grimaud's ex-wife discovered her mysterious ex-husband on the Internet on New Years Day 2007.  Grimaud had deserted the...

Medical Personnel Present During Torture at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Stunning information from a 2007 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) report reveals medical personnel's involvement during the torture of prisoners of war held at Guantanamo Bay, called...

Digital TV Switch Opens Electronic Door to Censors - and Spies?

• "Addressable" remote technology allows would-be "big brothers" to block channels, or programs,  from certain viewers. •  A way to control authorized viewing -- or to censor and harass "targeted"...

NSA and Army on quest for quantum computing jackpot

The US Army and the NSA are teaming up to crack the secrets of quantum computing. Considering DARPA gave the world the internet, this may eventually yield some really good things. "Sounds like a dangerous combination.  The US Army Research Office and the National...

What About My Right to Privacy?

  The U.S. Senate, on August 3, 2007, followed by the House of Representatives, on August 4, approved the expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).   A link to the FISA states:   The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978...

I may be a terrorist

Sometimes you have to look back over the past and ask some difficult questions. It's not easy to do, when the world moves blindingly fast, and my memory is not what it used to be.Yes, the world is moving fast and...

Bush blocked review of spy program: Gonzales - Yahoo! News

President Bush prevented an investigation earlier this year by Justice Department ethics lawyers of his warrantless domestic spying program, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified on Tuesday.

National Security Agency Eavesdropping 101

Pentagon’s National Security Agency, which specializes in eavesdropping and code-breaking, is funding research into the mass harvesting of the information that people post about themselves on social...

US spy agency building database of every call ever made

"After report says millions of Americans' phone records have been given to the National Security Agency (NSA), Bush says privacy is ''fiercely protected.''"

NYT sues Pentagon over domestic spying

"The Times wants a list of documents including all internal memos and e-mails about the program of monitoring phone calls without court approval. It also seeks the names of the people or groups identified by it."

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