CQ Politics has an article up worthy of a full read. In short, the NSA was listening in on an Israel operative, with court approval. During these intercepts, a call from Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) is picked up. Its reported that Harman said she would lobby the Justice Department to reduce charges against an Israeli […]
This brings into light a new and interesting development in the NSA wiretapping scandal: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers from pursuing an internal probe of the warrantless eavesdropping program that monitors Americans’ international calls and e-mails when terrorism is suspected. The department’s Office of Professional Responsibility […]
The little whores that are the Republican leadership have bowed down yet again: Phone company executives won’t be grilled by a Senate panel anytime soon about their roles in the Bush administration’s eavesdropping program. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said Tuesday he will hold off subpoenaing the telecommunications chiefs while he works with […]
The saga continues. ABC News are reporting that Eller & Co of Miami USA have won the right to to take the case of the sale of P&O to a Dubai company to the British Court of Appeal. This has meant the sale has had to be put on hold: LONDON Mar 3, 2006 (AP)— A […]