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Tag: warrants

Jan 26
2006

Huge Story Uncovered By Fellow Blogger

Misc

Kudos to fellow blogger Glenn Greenwald for breaking this story: WASHINGTON – A July 2002 Justice Department statement to a Senate committee appears to contradict several key arguments that the Bush administration is making to defend its eavesdropping on U.S. citizens without court warrants. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the law governing such operations, was […]

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Jan 18
2006

It's a Beautiful Thing

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That is the cover of the latest issue of The Nation and what a beautiful cover it is. The “I” word is gaining momentum from all corners. People are talking about it, the media is talking about, the left has been talking about it and now even the right is starting to use it. Here […]

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Jan 7
2006

Change A Word, Change A Poll

Misc

Here is a prime example of how different wording in a poll can alter its outcome. Should the National Security Agency be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States? Yes 64%  No 23% That was Rasmussen’s poll released earlier this week. Notice the poll […]

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Jan 5
2006

The Hidden Section Of FISA

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A point needs to be brought up here.Crooks and Liars has an audio clip up of Sean Hannity and his lying about the FISA stature. Hannity: If Osama Bin Laden calls the United States, they’re saying we need to go spend 76 hours and get a court order before we can record that phone conversation-that’s […]

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Dec 21
2005

Powell Speaks Out Against Taps

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Here is an interesting tidbit from Think Progress. Colin Powell on spying program: “My own judgment is that — it didn’t seem to me, anyway, that it would have been that hard to go and get the warrants [through FISA]. And even in the case of an emergency, you go and do it [begin surveillance]. […]

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Dec 16
2005

Our Iron Curtain Goes Up A Little More

Misc

This is not only disturbing, but also teetering on being unconstitutional. The National Security Agency has eavesdropped, without warrants, on as many 500 people inside the United States at any given time since 2002, The New York Times reported Friday. That year, following the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush authorized the NSA to monitor the […]

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