Homeland Security - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/homeland_security/?source=rss&aim=homeland_security en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT Former high-ranking Bush officials enjoy war profits By Tim Shorrock Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/excerpt/2008/05/29/spies_for_hire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/excerpt/2008/05/29/spies_for_hire/index.html?source=rss Now working inside America's "shadow" spy industry, George Tenet, Richard Armitage, Cofer Black and others are cashing in big on Iraq and the war on terror. Glenn Beck stops making sense By Gabriel Winant Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/11/beck_brunn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/11/beck_brunn/index.html?source=rss Beck: It's not the right wing's fault that crazy lefties are killing people to protest Obama's policies. Say what? FEMA covered up cancer risks to Katrina victims By Sheila Kaplan Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/29/fema_coverup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/29/fema_coverup/index.html?source=rss Documents obtained by Salon reveal FEMA officials ignored scientific advice about toxins in thousands of emergency trailers. Blackwater by the numbers Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/10/02/blackwater_memorandum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/10/02/blackwater_memorandum/index.html?source=rss A congressional memo looks into the private security contractor's activities in Iraq, the State Department's responses and taxpayer costs. No wonder they called him Turd Blossom By Garrison Keillor Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/08/15/rove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/08/15/rove/index.html?source=rss Karl Rove could put fecal matter on his lapel and call it a boutonniere. Goodbye and good riddance. Radio host Savage sues DHS over rightwing extremism report By Alex Koppelman Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/dhs_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/dhs_report/index.html?source=rss The right's still angry over a Homeland Security analysis that warned the political and economic climate might help potentially violent groups with recruiting. DHS report warns of rightwing extremism By Alex Koppelman Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/14/dhs_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/14/dhs_report/index.html?source=rss Homeland Security is concerned that today's political and economic climate is similar to the one that inspired Timothy McVeigh. The end of the inner circle? Hardly By Tim Grieve Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/27/johnson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/08/27/johnson/index.html?source=rss CNN says the president is likely to pick Chertoff to replace Gonzales, then a Bush loyalist to replace Chertoff. America under surveillance By Tim Shorrock Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/09/domestic_surveillance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/09/domestic_surveillance/index.html?source=rss Granted new power to spy inside the U.S., the Bush administration may be doing more than eavesdropping on phone calls -- it could be watching suspects' every move. Placating the GOP base or protecting the workplace? By Aimee Molloy Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/27/ice_raid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/27/ice_raid/index.html?source=rss Whether or not the Bush administration's stepped-up immigration raids are a political stunt to soothe angry Republican voters, they still carry a human price tag. Cooking the intelligence, again By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/07/19/bush_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/07/19/bush_iraq/index.html?source=rss The latest government estimate of the terrorist threat is just a rehash of the same old script, produced under pressure to support the president's efforts to sell the Iraq war. "A persistent and evolving terrorist threat" Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/07/18/national_intelligence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/07/18/national_intelligence/index.html?source=rss A top-level intelligence report made public Tuesday warns of more terrorist attacks inside the United States. His stethoscope is loaded By Garrison Keillor Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/11/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/11/keillor/index.html?source=rss The war on terror must be pursued wherever it leads and right now it points toward people in green scrubs. A border fence with a hole big enough for Mexican trucks By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/20/mexican_trucks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/20/mexican_trucks/index.html?source=rss A globalization paradox: How do you keep terrorists and illegal immigrants out, but let cheap truckers in? The corporate takeover of U.S. intelligence By Tim Shorrock Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/01/intel_contractors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/01/intel_contractors/index.html?source=rss The U.S. government now outsources a vast portion of its spying operations to private firms -- with zero public accountability. At her majesty's pleasure By Peter Kurth Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/01/wormwood_scrubs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/01/wormwood_scrubs/index.html?source=rss After a nightmare flight from New York to London, I was thrown into a Victorian hellhole of a prison alongside drug smugglers and rapists. This is my story. Will global warming threaten national security? By Amanda Griscom Little Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/09/muckraker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/09/muckraker/index.html?source=rss Forget WMD -- Sens. Dick Durbin and Chuck Hagel want a National Intelligence Estimate on the security challenges posed by climate change. The press's warped priorities By Joe Conason Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/02/16/perry_security/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/02/16/perry_security/index.html?source=rss It cares more about Mary Cheney's gayness than it does about the dangerous actions of Dick Cheney's son-in-law, Philip Perry. Threat level elevated to red (lip gloss) By Rebecca Traister Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/2006/08/11/airport/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/2006/08/11/airport/index.html?source=rss A nervous morning for air travelers, and this time, restrictions tighten around passengers' dopp kits. Porter Goss' spooky demise By Walter Shapiro Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/06/goss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/05/06/goss/index.html?source=rss Bush's CIA chief abruptly resigns under a shadow of alleged ties to a corrupt congressman and leaves a spy agency in chaos. A question of competence -- or, rather, three of them By Tim Grieve Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/03/06/incompetent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/03/06/incompetent/index.html?source=rss Even conservatives who agree with the president's policy goals are worried about their execution. The "best person" he could find? By Tim Grieve Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/19/norquist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/19/norquist/index.html?source=rss The president will appoint a new CFO for Homeland Security. It's Grover Norquist's younger brother. Breach of a myth By Sidney Blumenthal Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/09/15/bush_myth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/09/15/bush_myth/index.html?source=rss After Katrina, the country no longer believes in Bush the protector. His presidency is ruined. A reality check for Homeland Security By Tim Grieve Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/07/07/homeland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/07/07/homeland/index.html?source=rss John Kerry says the London attacks underscore the need to complete "unfinished work" back home. Recent reports suggest that he's right. Chronic insecurity under Bush By Page Rockwell Thu, 29 May 2008 12:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/06/17/hsd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/06/17/hsd/index.html?source=rss The Senate Homeland Security Committee rips the White House for poor performance on implementing key reforms to better protect the nation.