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Spy Agency Mined Vast Data Trove, Officials Report
The National Security Agency has traced and analyzed large volumes of telephone and Internet communications flowing into and out of the United States as part of the eavesdropping program that President Bush approved after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to … Continue reading
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What Bush Could Learn from Lincoln
My Christmas present to George W. Bush is a copy of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s splendid study of Lincoln and his Cabinet, ”Team of Rivals.” President Bush believes in redemption, and so do I. Here are just a few things Bush … Continue reading
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Bush and Wiretaps: Congress, Citizens, This Means War
In asserting his right to ignore the law, President Bush has slapped Congress right across the face and told them they better like it. Congress can now mutter “Yes, sir” and cower in its corner like a whipped dog, as … Continue reading
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Iraqis March, Say Elections Were Rigged
Large demonstrations broke out across the country Friday to denounce parliamentary elections that protesters say were rigged in favor of the main religious Shiite coalition. Meanwhile, a lawyer for Saddam Hussein said he saw evidence that his client had been … Continue reading
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VCS Weekly Update: President Authorizes Spying on Americans
Veterans for Common Sense End-of-Year Fundraising Campaign Goal: $20,000Raised: $7,900Pledged: $2,950 Almost halfway there! Help us meet our goal by December 31. VCS Bumper stickers, t-shirts and more. December 22, 2005 Dear VCS Members and Supporters: A political crisis is … Continue reading
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An insidious culture of surveillance
In a basically free society, abuses of civil and human rights often initially make sense, which appears to have been the case when President Bush took his baby steps toward a system of warrant-free, electronic surveillance of persons inside the … Continue reading
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Can the government spy on citizens without a warrant?
President Bush’s decision to allow the super-secret National Security Agency to spy on Americans without court warrants has touched off stormy debate about his aggressive approach to the war on terror. This clash – between civil libertarians and the administration’s … Continue reading
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Add-Ons To Defense Bill Ill-Serve Troops And America
The U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up 2005 by adopting a $453 billion budget for the 2006 Defense Appropriations Act. It is now left up to the U.S. Senate to decide which amendments to include or not include in its … Continue reading
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Spy Court Judge Quits In Protest
A federal judge has resigned from the court that oversees government surveillance in intelligence cases in protest of President Bush’s secret authorization of a domestic spying program, according to two sources. U.S. District Judge James Robertson, one of 11 members … Continue reading
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What Torture Does to Torturers
Last week, President Bush agreed to legislation banning cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment of prisoners in US custody. His U-turn ended months of debate about the ethics of torture. Now come revelations that the White House approved eavesdropping on American … Continue reading
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