Bush went away, but domestic surveillance overreach didn't. It's now the law, and the ACLU is fighting back
By James Bamford Jul 22, 2009
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What was once depicted as a grave act of lawlessness -- Bush's NSA program -- is now deemed a vital state secret.
By Glenn Greenwald
November 1, 2009
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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
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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
July 23, 2008
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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
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Under Bush he pushed domestic wiretapping. Now he's advocating expansion of abusive spying on Americans
By Marcy Wheeler
August 14, 2009
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The paper says it can't confirm that BellSouth and Verizon contracted to provide records to NSA database.
By Tim Grieve
June 30, 2006
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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
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How the White House is covering up CIA abductions, brutal interrogations and spying on Americans.
By Mark Follman
June 23, 2006
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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
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Arlen Specter always comes around.
By Tim Grieve
June 9, 2006
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