It seems like every time we hear someone say the insurgency is fizzling out then they prove to us they are still alive and well. Last week we heard this claim: Washington — Insurgents in Iraq are showing little capacity to keep up numerous and persistent attacks, a senior U.S. general in Baghdad says. At […]
Here is a nice story in today’s New York Times which really shows us some internal debate at the Justice Department over warantless taps. A top Justice Department official objected in 2004 to aspects of the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program and refused to sign on to its continued use amid concerns about its […]
It sounds like the deal between Jack Abramoff and prosecutors has been struck and the paperwork could be done over this holiday weekend with the official announcement on Tuesday: Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff consulted briefly Friday with a federal judge in Miami as they put the finishing touches on a […]
Well this is some disturbing information coming from the treasury: Treasury Secretary John Snow has warned that unless Congress raises the national debt limit, the US government will run out of cash to finance its daily work in two months. In a letter to Senate leaders Thursday, Snow said the statutory debt limit imposed by […]
We knew it was coming but it has now been made official. The Justice Department is set to launch an investigation into who leaked the secret eavesdropping program to the press. This is according to the Associated Press: The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak of classified information about President Bush’s secret […]
There is a movement going on around the blogosphere to keep copies of documents from the former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray. In doing my part I am also supplying copies of these documents on my private server which can be viewed here: Telegrams (pdf) Legal Paper (jpg) These papers are written by Craig […]
This story broke yesterday talking about the NSA website placing files on our computers to track what websites we visit. These are the notorious cookie files everyone hears about. Even though most websites use cookies, the ones used by the NSA are actually illegal. NEW YORK – The National Security Agency’s Internet site has been […]
Rasmussen has released a new poll that Bush apologists are certain to jump on. That poll paints a very interesting and deceitful picture: December 28, 2005–Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United […]
Today we learn that some of the high profile “terrorists” our country has captured are now seeking defenses based upon the use of illegal wiretaps. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 – Defense lawyers in some of the country’s biggest terrorism cases say they plan to bring legal challenges to determine whether the National Security Agency used illegal […]
Eugene Robinson is an op-ed columnist for the Washington Post. I have always liked reading his articles. He seems to take a rational approach to the problems facing this country, and today’s article is no exception. Since the holiday season is a time of generosity and goodwill toward all — even those who torture the […]