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GAO: Bad Cooperation Hurts Terror Probes
Seeded on Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:32 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
The Justice, State and Homeland Security Departments have all made it clear they want to help other countries prevent terrorism. They're not nearly as clear about how they plan to do that.
FBI Frequently Broke Law and own Rules Spying on Americans
Seeded on Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:06 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
An internal FBI audit has found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency rules more than 1,000 times while collecting data about domestic phone calls, e-mails and financial transactions in recent years, far more than was documented in a Justice Department report in …
Court Rules Against Indefinite Detention of Residents by President
Seeded on Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:09 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
The Bush administration cannot legally detain a U.S. resident it suspects of being an al-Qaida sleeper agent without charging him, a divided federal appeals court ruled Monday.
The Future of Jihad? Iraq Starting to Export Trained Terrorists
Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 10:07 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The Iraq war, which for years has drawn militants from around the world, is beginning to export fighters and the tactics they have honed in the insurgency to neighboring countries and beyond, according to American, European and Middle Eastern government officials and interviews w …
White House Edits to Privacy Board's Report Spur Resignation
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2007 1:19 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
The Bush administration made more than 200 revisions to the first report of a civilian board that oversees government protection of personal privacy, including the deletion of a passage on anti-terrorism programs that intelligence officials deemed "potentially problematic" intrus …
Consequences of Administration's Mistakes Fall on Others
Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:11 AM EDT
Several reports by independent watchdogs and even private comments by high level officials have painted a searing picture of serious mistakes and the consequences felt by others.
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Test of Bush's authority to indefinitely detain non-citizens without charge heads to higher court
Seeded on Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:52 PM EST (Christian Science Monitor)
Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri has been held in government custody for more than five years and has spent the last three and a half years in a South Carolina military prison under interrogation as a presidentially designated enemy combatant.
GAO faults Homeland Security assessment of risks
Seeded on Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:13 AM EST (GovernmentExecutive)
The Government Accountability Office faulted Homeland Security Department officials Thursday for failing to complete a comprehensive risk assessment for the nation's transportation systems and called for "enhanced federal leadership" to bolster the effort, according to a report.
Bush: It isnt just soldiers who sacrifice for the war, everyone does when they watch images on TV
Seeded on Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:03 AM EST (Think Progress)
Last night on the PBS Newshour, Jim Lehrer asked President Bush why he hasn't called on Americans — besides those serving in the volunteer military — to sacrifice something to help our country in this time of struggle.
Passing the Buck: "War on Terror" billed to "Credit Card"
Seeded on Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:36 PM EST (Christian Science Monitor)
To pay for World War II, Americans bought savings bonds and put extra notches in their belts. President Harry Truman raised taxes and cut nonmilitary spending to pay for the Korean conflict. During Vietnam, the US raised taxes but still watched deficits soar.
Unveiled Threats: A Bush appointee's crude gambit on detainees' legal rights
Seeded on Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:02 PM EST (The Washington Post)
MOST AMERICANS understand that legal representation for the accused is one of the core principles of the American way. Not, it seems, Cully Stimson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs. In a repellent interview yesterday with Federal News Radio, Mr.
Military Deaths in Iraq Exceed 9 / 11 Toll
Seeded on Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:48 AM EST (The New York Times)
In a span of a few hours, 2,973 people were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In a span of 45 months, the number of American troops killed in Iraq exceeded that grim toll as the war continues.
Killing Habeas Corpus
Seeded on Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:47 PM EST (New Orleans Journal)
Since the Middle Ages, habeas corpus—"You should have the body"—has been the principal means in Anglo-American jurisprudence by which prisoners can challenge their incarceration.
Olbermann Schools Bush on Vietnam
Seeded on Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:32 AM EST ()
It is a shame — and it is embarrassing to us all — when President Bush travels 8,000 miles, only to wind up avoiding reality, again.
The Military Commissions Act in action: US can imprison immigrants for life without any charge
Seeded on Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:30 AM EST (Gleen Greenwald)
The Bush administration's treatment of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri ought to be shocking and horrifying. Instead, it is now not only depressingly familiar, but also something that is formally sanctioned by the U.S. Congress....
Aggressive interrogation at Guantanamo may prevent prosecution of 20th Hijacker
Seeded on Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:24 PM EDT (MSNBC)
In interviews with MSNBC.com — the first time they have spoken publicly — former senior law enforcement agents described their attempts to stop the abusive interrogations.
A War of Words: The story of the 101st Fighting Keyboarders
Seeded on Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:25 AM EDT (The war of words.net)
A series of documentaries that show in their own words how right wing bloggers view their crucial contribution to the War on Terror.
UN Security Council terrorism experts study says Iraq has caused more terror
Seeded on Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:22 PM EDT (Reuters)
A new U.N. report said the Iraq war was providing al Qaeda with a training center and fresh recruits, and was inspiring a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan hundreds of miles away.
Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terror Threat
Seeded on Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:30 PM EDT (The New York Times)
A stark assessment of terrorism trends by American intelligence agencies has found that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept.
CIA Veteran Speaks: Theres A Civil War In Iraq And Our Presence Is Contributing To The Violence
Seeded on Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:34 PM EDT (Harpers Magazine)
Dr. Emile A. Nakhleh served in the CIA for 15 years and retired on June 30, 2006, as the Director of the Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program, the intelligence community's premier group dedicated to the issue of political Islam.
Bush Tries Again to Scare the Public for Partisan Gain in Elections
Seeded on Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:55 PM EDT (Chicago Tribune)
While Bush personally has asked that people not read political motivations into this new, September series of addresses on the war on terror that will culminate with an address to the United Nations on Sept.
Study calls Iran 'biggest beneficiary' of US war on terror
Seeded on Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:55 PM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
A report, by the non-government Royal Institute of International Affairs (also known as Chatham House) in Britain, says that Iran, despite being a part of US President Bush's "axis of evil," has been the "chief beneficiary of the war on terror in the Middle East."
2 American Citizens barred by the Bush administration from re-entering the country.
Seeded on Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:17 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)
The San Francisco Chronicle details the story of two U.S. citizens -- a 45-year old resident of the San Francisco area and his 18-year old son -- who, after travelling to Pakistan, have been barred by the Bush administration from re-entering the country.
Bush Administraty Sought to Cut Funding for Explosives Detection & Failed to Spend $200 million for Research and Development
Seeded on Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:02 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
While the British terror suspects were hatching their plot, the Bush administration was quietly seeking permission to divert $6 million that was supposed to be spent this year developing new homeland explosives detection technology.
Top Military Lawyers Oppose Bush's Plan for Special Courts
Seeded on Thu Aug 3, 2006 11:40 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
The military's top uniformed lawyers, appearing at a Senate hearing yesterday, criticized key provisions of a proposed new U.S.
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