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Dec 4
2011

The Economy Killing Patriot Act?

Science

This is something I never thought of, the stronger hand of our government, at the behest of the Patriot Act, actually hurting us on the tech front. It turns out that is exactly what is happening: Cloud computing is a gold mine for the U.S. tech industry, but American firms are encountering resistance from an […]

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Nov 10
2009
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Could The Indymedia Case Involve Domestic Terrorism

Misc

I decided to start a new post on this. You can read my early posting here. One of the big questions surrounding today’s revelation that the Justice Department had issued a subpoena against the website indymedia, including a gag order, is what for? It’s apparent that the Justice Department was working on some auspice of […]

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Nov 6
2009

Partying Above National Security

Misc

This is a priceless move by several House Republicans yesterday: When it’s a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots, what’s a GOP lawmaker to do? We’ll give you one guess… Several Republican members of Congress yesterday blew off votes on the signature anti-terror legislation of the post […]

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Feb 5
2008

Welcome To The Surveillance Society

Misc

This is the kind of Orwellian scary shit you think is only possible in books: The FBI is gearing up to create a massive computer database of people’s physical characteristics, all part of an effort the bureau says to better identify criminals and terrorists. But it’s an issue that raises major privacy concerns — what […]

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Mar 8
2007

The FBI Overstepped Their Boundaries

Misc

More very damaging reports coming out. This brings us back to the whole wiretapping issue, and it appears the FBI may have broken the law. That is not some left-wing conspiracy, that is the report from the Justice Department’s Inspector General: The FBI repeatedly failed to follow the strict guidelines of the Patriot Act when […]

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Feb 16
2007

The Attack On Justice Continues

Misc

The White House will stop at nothing until they get all the federal prosecutors replaced with their political buddies: A United States attorney in Arkansas who was dismissed from his job last year by the Justice Department was ousted after Harriet E. Miers, the former White House counsel, intervened on behalf of the man who […]

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Mar 8
2006

It's OK For The Republicans To "Kill" Legislation

Misc

Remember how the right got all up in arms when Harry Reid proclaimed “we killed the Patriot Act” a couple months back? Well the L.A. Times has a headline that mimics that line but on the other side of the aisle. The headline reads “Republicans Kill Request for Spy Program Inquiry”. Republican members of the […]

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Mar 8
2006

Congress Versus White House Show Down To Come?

Misc

While the AP spent tonight reporting on the passing of the Patriot Act as a major victory for Republicans, the Washington Post was busy getting an article ready for tomorrow’s print edition. That article talks about a House GOP effort to block the Dubai ports deal: Efforts by the White House to hold off legislation […]

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Mar 7
2006

Patriot Act Passes And The AP Spins It For Bush

Misc

The Patriot Act has passed in the House and is not set to be signed by Bush. In the AP article about this passing they had a paragraph that made me laugh: The vote, 280-138 under special rules that required a two-thirds majority, marked a political victory for Bush and will allow congressional Republicans facing […]

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Feb 3
2006

Rummy Wakes Up

Misc

According to Rumsfeld the war on terror will be a long war that could stretch a generation, akin to the cold war. The article, which appears in today’s Washington Post, says what we have been saying all along – the war on terror will be very long. Of course Rumsfeld doesn’t admit to the simple […]

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