National Security Agency

News Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power

Salon has uncovered 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 Jul 23, 2008

  • When war goes corporate

    Grave threats to our national security may now include the mass privatization of U.S. intelligence and military operations.
    By Chalmers Johnson July 31, 2008

  • Suing George W. Bush: A bizarre and troubling tale

    U.S. officials went to extremes to stifle our legal challenge to Bush's warrantless surveillance -- but a federal judge says the program is criminal, anyway.
    By Jon B. Eisenberg July 9, 2008

  • Former high-ranking Bush officials enjoy war profits

    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.
    By Tim Shorrock May 29, 2008

  • Blacklisted by the Bush government

    Spying on Americans without warrants, charges based on secret evidence, a small town divided by fear. Welcome to the world of Bush's "specially designated global terrorists."
    By Tim Shorrock May 19, 2008

  • The NIE changed everything. Yeah, right

    Bush can pretend it didn't happen, but the aftershocks of the intelligence community's reversal on Iran may be felt for a long time.
    By Joan Walsh December 5, 2007

  • The Republicans who would've impeached Bush?

    Not so long ago, members of Congress put the rule of law above partisan politics and loyalty to the White House.
    By Vincent Rossmeier November 26, 2007

  • America under surveillance

    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.
    By Tim Shorrock August 9, 2007

  • Bush and Cheney's tortured secrecy

    Can the White House win a constitutional showdown with Congress over executive privilege after shredding the nation's trust?
    By David Cole July 12, 2007

  • The corporate takeover of U.S. intelligence

    The U.S. government now outsources a vast portion of its spying operations to private firms -- with zero public accountability.
    By Tim Shorrock June 1, 2007

  • George Tenet cashes in on Iraq

    The former CIA chief is earning big money from corporations profiting off the war -- a fact not mentioned in his combative new book or heard on his publicity blitz.
    By Tim Shorrock May 7, 2007

  • The spy who came in from the boardroom

    Why John Michael McConnell, a top executive at a private defense contractor, should not be allowed to run our nation's intelligence agencies.
    By Tim Shorrock January 8, 2007

  • The Bush doctrine under surveillance

    The first court ruling on NSA's warrantless spying delivers another stinging rebuke to the president's wartime power grab.
    By Glenn Greenwald August 17, 2006

  • The neocons' next war

    By secretly providing NSA intelligence to Israel and undermining the hapless Condi Rice, hardliners in the Bush administration are trying to widen the Middle East conflict to Iran and Syria, not stop it.
    By Sidney Blumenthal August 3, 2006

  • Echoes of the Nixon era

    Arlen Specter's FISA bill would put President Bush above the rule of law, just as an earlier president would've wanted.
    By Glenn Greenwald July 31, 2006

  • Surveilling Arlen Specter

    Will the forever-compromising lawmaker take a real stand against Bush's illegal domestic spying -- or leave a legacy of spineless submission?
    By Michael Scherer July 26, 2006

  • Spying on Americans gets its day in court

    A federal judge rebukes a key tactic used to cover up the dark side of the Bush-Cheney war on terror.
    By Mark Follman July 20, 2006

  • USA Today backs away

    The paper says it can't confirm that BellSouth and Verizon contracted to provide records to NSA database.
    By Tim Grieve June 30, 2006

  • New light on NSA spying

    A former Internet expert for the FCC concludes that a secret AT&T installation was most likely used for government surveillance.
    By Kim Zetter June 23, 2006

  • The Bush code of secrecy

    How the White House is covering up CIA abductions, brutal interrogations and spying on Americans.
    By Mark Follman June 23, 2006

  • Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic?

    Salon exclusive: Two former AT&T employees say the telecom giant has maintained a secret, highly secure room in St. Louis since 2002. Intelligence experts say it bears the earmarks of a National Security Agency operation.
    By Kim Zetter June 21, 2006

  • Amnesty for warrantless spying?

    Arlen Specter always comes around.
    By Tim Grieve June 9, 2006

  • Senate confirms Hayden as CIA chief

    Despite concerns over spying, Hayden gets 78-15 vote.
    By Tim Grieve May 26, 2006

  • First Justice, now the FCC: No NSA investigation

    The Federal Communications Commission says it can't investigate possible violations of the federal Communications Act.
    By Tim Grieve May 23, 2006

  • Don't punish Hayden for Bush's sins

    It's essential to rebuild a CIA devastated by partisan Bush hacks. Michael Hayden is qualified -- and may be the last chance.
    By Joe Conason May 19, 2006
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