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Further Confirmation That We Now Live in a Fascist Police State
Bush administration widens domestic spy agency powersBy Naomi Spencer / August 25, 2008 In recent weeks, Bush administration officials have introduced a number of provisions that substantially widen the powers of intelligence and law enforcement agencies to conduct spying and … Continue reading →
Domestic Spying : FBI to Get Freer Rein to Look for Terrorism Suspects
Attorney General Michael Mukasey. Photo by Tom Brown / Getty Images.New rules ‘expressly authorize the FBI to engage in intelligence collection inside the United States’ By Marisa Taylor / August 14, 2008 WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey confirmed plans … Continue reading →
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Exposing Bush’s Historic Abuse of Power : Tip of Iceberg?
Revelations about Bush could rival Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal.New evidence of post-9/11 spying on Americans.Obtained documents point to a potential investigation of the White House that could rival Watergate.By Tim Shorrock / July 23, 2008 The last several … Continue reading →
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Tagged ACLU, Bush Presidency, Civil Liberties, Domestic Spying, National Security Agency, Political Corruption, Surveillance, War on Terror, Watergate
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We’re Profoundly Sickened by the Extent of This
Records show police spied on activist groupsDanny Jacobs / July 17, 2008 Maryland State Police officers spied on dozens of meetings and rallies held by social activist groups and provided reports to databases accessible by local and federal law enforcement … Continue reading →
FISA Bill Challenged in Court
President Bush, in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, called the wiretapping bill “long overdue” and crucial to national security. Photo by Brendan Smialowski / NYT. Bush Signs Spy Bill, ACLU Sues By Ryan Singel / July 10, 2008 The American … Continue reading →
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Tagged Civil Liberties, Congress, Domestic Spying, FISA, George W. Bush, Surveillance, Telecoms
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Run Up the Flag, Boys…
Congress passed the FISA Bill The Rag Blog / Posted July 9, 2008
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The Neverending Story : Bush’s Assault on Our Civil Liberties
The New Snoops: Terrorism Liaison Officers By Matthew Rothschild The full scale of Bush’s assault on our civil liberties may not be known until years after he’s left office. At the moment, all we can do is get glimpses here … Continue reading →
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More to This Spying Business Than Meets the Eye
NSA’s Domestic Spying GrowsAs Agency Sweeps Up DataBy Siobhan Gorman Mike Hanks called our attention to the following article from the March 10, 2008, Wall Street Journal. Read it! All our attention may be focused on the Congressional vote on … Continue reading →
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