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Latest Articles: Dead Constitution
Court secretly struck down Bush spying: report
Post Date: 2007-08-03 19:01:00 by Zipporah
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Court secretly struck down Bush spying: report Fri Aug 3, 12:46 AM ET A U.S. intelligence court earlier this year secretly struck down a key element of President George W. Bush's warrantless spying program, The Washington Post reported in its Friday edition. The decision is one reason Congress is trying to give legal authorization to the spying program in fevered negotiations with the Bush administration this week, the Post reported. The intelligence-court judge, who remains anonymous, concluded that the government had overstepped its authority by monitoring overseas communications that pass through the United States, the Post said, citing anonymous government and congressional ...
Senate Proposes Giving The FCC Authority To Regulate Internet Content... For The Children
Post Date: 2007-08-03 15:51:59 by freepatriot32
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from the but,-of-course dept Long ago politicians figured out that the way to get controversial or overly broad legislation through Congress was to simply say it's to protect the children. No politician wants to see a commercial from opponents in their next election about how he or she voted against protecting the children. However, it's for that reason that you should look extra carefully at such legislation, as it very rarely actually does much to protect any children, and quite often sneaks in things that are quite dangerous (not just to children). The Senate Commerce Committee has passed a bill, for the children of course, that would push the FCC to investigate next generation ...
Charges dropped in flag-desecration case
Post Date: 2007-08-02 22:43:34 by scooter
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Charges dropped in flag-desecration case by David Forbes on 08/02/2007 All charges in the case of activists Mark and Deborah Kuhn, arrested on July 25 in an incident involving alleged flag desecration are being dropped, Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan announced this afternoon. An internal investigation of the arrests is continuing. (For the complete background, see the article “Flag Fight.”) “We have conferred with the district attorney and are dropping the charges,” Duncan said. “We’ve reviewed the issue and the Supreme Court rulings in this matter are very clear, as is a 1971 North Carolina case deciding this [the flag desecration] statute ...
Why Bush Won't Ax Gonzales
Post Date: 2007-08-02 21:30:40 by kiki
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If cabinet members were perishable goods, Alberto Gonzales would have passed his "sell by" date sometime last spring. Since January, when he first faced sharp questioning over the firing of U.S. Attorneys, the Attorney General has earned disastrous reviews for his inconsistent testimony and poor judgment and for appearing to place loyalty to the White House above service to the public. By June it was hard to find a Republican willing to defend him. Now Gonzales' dissembling testimony about a controversial domestic-spying program has raised suspicions about what he is hiding and fueled new calls for him to go. Senate Democrats have called for a special prosecutor to investigate ...
From the ACLU re FISA
Post Date: 2007-08-02 15:31:31 by kiki
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Tell your Members of Congress: Please vote NO on any legislation that modifies the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act this week. No president should have powers to spy on Americans emails or phone calls without individual warrants, period. Congress must not permit the president to gut the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and cast aside real judicial oversight of the NSA spying program. This issue is too complex and too important to decide in secret and on the fly. If you feel you must do something, please act as narrowly as possible and do not approve wiretaps without individualized warrants under any circumstances, or grant immunity to telecom companies. Here are additional ...
Whistle-blower Had to Fight NSA, LA Times to Tell Story (LA TIMES HAD NSA STORY BEFORE NY TIMES, DIDN'T RUN IT)
Post Date: 2007-08-02 14:46:38 by aristeides
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Whistle-blower Had to Fight NSA, LA Times to Tell Story March 06, 2007 10:53 AM Brian Ross and Vic Walter Report: Whistle-blower AT&T technician Mark Klein says his effort to reveal alleged government surveillance of domestic Internet traffic was blocked not only by U.S. intelligence officials but also by the top editors of the Los Angeles Times. In his first broadcast interview, as seen tonight on Nightline, Klein describes how he stumbled across "secret NSA rooms" being installed at an AT&T switching center in San Francisco and later heard of similar rooms in at least six other cities, including Atlanta, San Diego, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, San Jose and Seattle. ...
Under The Shadows Of War
Post Date: 2007-08-01 21:43:11 by robin
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Under The Shadows Of WarThe nation as well as the Constitution is being shredded Jim Kirwan 7-28-7The depths of this "sell-out" of the public by the courts and the congress, in support of this treasonous administration are so deep, that should the public actually begin to fathom the true extent of the rot, currently working on overtime at light-speed; the result would simply boggle the capacities of the human mind: What is clear is that any response must begin with Impeachments. "Red alert: Our national security is being outsourced.The most intriguing secrets of the "war on terror" have nothing to do with Al Qaeda and its fellow travelers. They're about the ...
Behind the Surveillance Debate: A federal judge's secret ruling restricting the intelligence community's surveillance powers helped spur a Capitol Hill bid to grant Bush new authority.
Post Date: 2007-08-01 19:15:28 by aristeides
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Behind the Surveillance Debate A federal judge's secret ruling restricting the intelligence community's surveillance powers helped spur a Capitol Hill bid to grant Bush new authority. Web exclusive By Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball Newsweek Updated: 3:17 p.m. ET Aug 1, 2007 Aug. 1, 2007 - A secret ruling by a federal judge has restricted the U.S. intelligence community's surveillance of suspected terrorists overseas and prompted the Bush administration's current push for "emergency" legislation to expand its wiretapping powers, according to a leading congressman and a legal source who has been briefed on the matter. The order by a judge on the top-secret ...
Bush Administration's Intelligence Chief Acknowledges 'Series' Of Other 'Secret Surveillance Activities'
Post Date: 2007-08-01 10:50:31 by Brian S
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President Bush authorized a "series of secret surveillance activities" by executive order after Sept. 11, 2001, according to a letter from Bush Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell to Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA). The disclosure marks the first time "that the administration has publicly acknowledged that Bush's order included undisclosed activities beyond the warrantless surveillance of e-mails and phone calls that Bush confirmed in December 2005," according to the Washington Post. Bush's executive order authorized "a number" of intelligence activities. The name created by the Bush team -- 'Terrorist Surveillance Program' -- applied ...
U.S. Attorney Became Target After Rebuffing Justice Dept. (OXYCONTIN CASE: GONZO LIED AGAIN)
Post Date: 2007-08-01 10:25:18 by aristeides
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U.S. Attorney Became Target After Rebuffing Justice Dept. By Amy Goldstein and Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, August 1, 2007; A01 The night before the government secured a guilty plea from the manufacturer of the addictive painkiller OxyContin, a senior Justice Department official called the U.S. attorney handling the case and, at the behest of an executive for the drugmaker, urged him to slow down, the prosecutor told the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. John L. Brownlee, the U.S. attorney in Roanoke, testified that he was at home the evening of Oct. 24 when he received the call on his cellphone from Michael J. Elston, then chief of staff to the deputy ...
'Cheney On Whether He Ordered Hospital Visit To Ashcroft: I Have ‘No Recollection’'
Post Date: 2007-07-31 20:25:32 by Zipporah
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Cheney On Whether He Ordered Hospital Visit To Ashcroft: I Have ‘No Recollection’ On Sunday, Josh Marshall pointed out that the New York Times editorial on the potential need to impeach Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said that “Vice President Dick Cheney sent Mr. Gonzales and another official to Mr. Ashcroft’s hospital room to get him to approve the wiretapping.” As Marshall noted, before the editorial, Cheney’s involvement in the incident had never been established. Today on CNN, in a preview of his interview with the Vice President tonight, Larry King said he asked Cheney about the allegation. “I asked the Vice President about that and the story ...
Stevens Vows To Block Ethics Bill
Post Date: 2007-07-31 18:58:12 by aristeides
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Stevens Vows To Block Ethics Bill By Laura McGann - July 31, 2007, 6:47 PM Just when we thought there was no more Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) news for the day, John Bresnahan hears that he's promising to block ethics legislation. You couldn't make this up: Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, whose home back in Alaska was raided by federal investigators Monday in a wide-ranging corruption investigation, has threatened to place a hold on the Democratic-drafted ethics legislation just passed by the House and expected on the Senate floor by week’s end. The senator told a closed session of fellow Republicans today, including Vice President Dick Cheney, that he was upset that the measure ...
Insider Info on the FBI's Spyware
Post Date: 2007-07-31 14:39:26 by Eoghan
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CIPAV is the agency's name for what the rest of us would call spyware--software the FBI wanted to plant on the PC. Tucked into an affidavit filed by an FBI agent last month was the first hard evidence that federal agents are equipped with more than automatic pistols and handcuffs: The agency was asking a federal judge to let it infect a PC with spyware so they could finger its owner. The case, which was reported locally in Olympia, Wash., last month and received more national exposure this month, involved bomb threats e-mailed to Timberline High School in Lacey, Wash., an IP trail that went cold in Italy and a call to the FBI. Special Agent Norm Sanders, who swore out the affidavit, ...
CIA: ROGUE AGENCY RUN AMUCK
Post Date: 2007-07-30 22:36:33 by reb
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CIA: ROGUE AGENCY RUN AMUCK The CIA has recently released the ‘family jewels’ that detail a great number of operations in which the Company offended societal norms or actually violated laws. Even then, it appears to be a mere gloss on their surreptitious actions. Credit must be given to Steve Kangas for compiling a chronology of CIA foreign covert operations based upon William Blum’s book KILLING HOPE. The CIA has interfered with and overthrown many foreign governments using the School of the Americas. The list is available on numerous websites by using CIA ATROCITIES in a search engine. His epic work documenting the death of 100’s of thousands shall not be duplicated. ...
Surveillance Cameras Win Broad Support
Post Date: 2007-07-30 20:54:39 by robin
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Surveillance Cameras Win Broad Support Majority of Americans Favor Extra Safety Factor of Cameras ANALYSIS by MICHELLE LIRTZMAN July 29, 2007 — Crime-fighting beats privacy in public places: Americans, by nearly a 3-to-1 margin, support the increased use of surveillance cameras a measure decried by some civil libertarians, but credited in London with helping to catch a variety of perpetrators since the early 1990s. Given the chief arguments, pro and con a way to help solve crimes vs. too much of a government intrusion on privacy it isn't close: 71 percent of Americans favor the increased use of surveillance cameras, while 25 percent oppose it. Click ...
Cheney is A "Big Fan" of Gonzales
Post Date: 2007-07-30 17:25:57 by aristeides
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Cheney is A "Big Fan" of Gonzales By Paul Kiel - July 30, 2007, 4:15 PM Dick Cheney musters his vanishing popularity on behalf of Alberto Gonzales: Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that he is a "big fan" of embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. In a interview with CBS News White House Correspondent Mark Knoller, the vice president also said Gonzales has been truthful in his testimony before Congress. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy, a Democrat, has said he doesn't trust Gonzales, but Cheney said the attorney general has the support of the only man who really counts. "I've had my differences with Pat Leahy," Cheney said. ...
SENATE COULD VOTE ON HATE BILL NOW
Post Date: 2007-07-30 16:05:14 by christine
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I was told by Sen. Gordon Smith’s office this morning that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants a vote on the federal hate crimes bill before Congress adjourns for the summer. That means by the end of this week! Smith’s spokesman said the hate bill was introduced several weeks ago as an amendment to the military reappropriations bill only to speed up the process. It could be as easily submitted as a stand alone bill anytime Reid can fit it into the Senate’s busy schedule. Clearly, we do not necessarily have until September to protest the hate bill. We must immediately overwhelm the Senate with calls. Call your Senator NOW at 1-877-851-6437 toll-free or 1-202-225-3121. ...
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Taken to Hospital
Post Date: 2007-07-30 15:47:19 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice John Roberts was taken to a hospital in Maine on Monday after a fall, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. Roberts has a summer home in Port Clyde, Maine. The spokeswoman said the chief justice, 52, was taken to the hospital as a precaution. She said she did not know how he fell or what injuries he might have suffered.
Bush Wants Terrorism Law Updated
Post Date: 2007-07-29 15:30:29 by kiki
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush wants Congress to modernize a law that governs how intelligence agencies monitor the communications of suspected terrorists. "This law is badly out of date," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, provides a legal foundation that allows information about terrorists' communications to be collected without violating civil liberties. Democrats want to ensure that any changes do not give the executive branch unfettered surveillance powers. Bush noted that terrorists now use disposable cell phones and the Internet to communicate, recruit operatives and plan attacks; such tools were not ...
Bill Benson Update
Post Date: 2007-07-29 13:55:39 by Pinguinite
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Dear Friends, Attorney Jeffrey Dickstein asked me to forward the latest 16th Amendment litigation news. Thank you all for responding with your prayers and support. ************************************ Please forward to your mailing list: First, to all of those who came to the assistance of Bill Benson and me, a truly heartfelt thank you. Because of your spirit and generousity, the fight continues for another month or so. We have added three people to the law suit who have filed motions to intervene; they are John Doe I, John Doe II and Jane Roe. John Doe I, who files tax returns and pay taxes, petitioned the IRS for redress of grievance. John Doe II read Bill's material but never ...
RED ALERT - Shots Fired - ED & ELAINE BROWN Under Attack
Post Date: 2007-07-29 01:03:06 by HOUNDDAWG
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Bush: Congress Should Modernize Law On Monitoring Of Suspected Terrorists
Post Date: 2007-07-28 20:27:44 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON — President Bush wants Congress to modernize a law that governs how intelligence agencies monitor the communications of suspected terrorists. "This law is badly out of date," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, provides a legal foundation that allows information about terrorists' communications to be collected without violating civil liberties. Democrats want to ensure that any changes do not give the executive branch unfettered surveillance powers. Bush noted that terrorists now use disposable cell phones and the Internet to communicate, recruit operatives and plan attacks; such tools were ...
5 Years Later, cameraman still held at Guantanamo
Post Date: 2007-07-28 17:22:21 by Ada
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KHARTOUM, Sudan — He's all but unknown in the United States, the country of his jailers, but in his homeland of Sudan, Sami al Hajj is a national hero. The president has spoken out about him, demonstrations have been held in his name, and a bakery in Khartoum has printed his picture on its packaging. A 38-year-old cameraman for the Arabic news network al Jazeera, Hajj has been imprisoned as an “enemy combatant” at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for five years, but never charged with any crime. He was arrested by Pakistani police in December 2001 while on his way to a news assignment in Afghanistan, but he's denied having any links to terrorism. The ...
CNN: TSA knew 'dry run' terror alerts were bogus
Post Date: 2007-07-28 16:59:00 by Ada
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The Transportation Security Agency's national security bulletin issued was based on bogus examples that were combined to give the impression of ominous terrorist plotting, CNN reports. "That bulletin for law enforcement eyes only told of suspicious items recently found in passenger's bags at airport checkpoints, warned that they may signify dry runs for terrorist attacks," CNN's Brian Todd reported Friday afternoon. "Well it turns out none of that is true." Todd highlights the case of Sara Weiss, who was detained in San Diego after two ice packs covered in tape were found in her baggage. Weiss, who works for a faith-based organization, also was carrying a ...
Decider Guy Demands Further Erosion of the Fourth
Post Date: 2007-07-28 14:07:44 by Eoghan
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If Bush and the neocons have their way, your cell phone will be an official government surveillance device. Of course, your cell phone and computer connected to the internet are already surveillance devices, it is just that Bush and the neocons want to enshrine this fact in law. “President Bush used his weekly radio address Saturday to urge Congress to modernize a law that governs the interception of communications between suspected terrorists abroad,” reports Voice of America, the official propaganda organ of the U.S. government. In other words, the NSA, CIA, and the Pentagon, through so-called modernization, will be able to legally monitor all “terrorist” ...
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