Washington - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/washington/?source=rss&aim=washington en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT Today's coverup of surveillance crimes and Barack Obama Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/09/fisa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/09/fisa/index.html?source=rss The Democratic nominee's support for this bill speaks volumes about what he is and isn't. Aug. 8, 1974 vs. July 9, 2008 Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/08/accountability/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/08/accountability/index.html?source=rss Almost 35 years ago, a U.S. president was forced to resign due to lawbreaking and surveillance abuses. This week, the U.S. Congress will act to cover up and protect far worse lawbreaking. Beltway myth: "The left-wing base" vs. "the American people" on Iraq Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/07/leftist_fringe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/07/leftist_fringe/index.html?source=rss Mara Liasson falsely claims that "the American people" only want to leave Iraq when "conditions on the ground" permit it. The political establishment and telecom immunity -- why it matters Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/05/monarchy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/05/monarchy/index.html?source=rss Congress this week will take another major step toward creating a two-tiered system of justice whereby the elite have license to break laws -- exactly what the Founders warned against. The Al-Haramain ruling and the current Congress Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/03/al_haramain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/03/al_haramain/index.html?source=rss Another federal court's ruling reveals how false and extreme is the case for warrantless eavesdropping and telecom immunity. Obama advisor Greg Craig: Adding insult to injury Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/02/obama_fisa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/02/obama_fisa/index.html?source=rss The campaign's claim that Obama supported the FISA compromise to avoid "expiration of FISA" is factually false and, even when corrected, makes no sense. The right's game-playing with "dual loyalty" and "anti-Semitism" accusations Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/02/israel_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/02/israel_iran/index.html?source=rss Those who seek war with Iran endlessly exploit "dual loyalty" claims in order to promote their political agenda, while screaming "anti-Semitism" at political opponents who make the same claim. The Obama campaign's past two weeks Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/01/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/01/obama/index.html?source=rss It matters what Obama says and what tactics he uses in his attempt to win the election. The baseless, and failed, "move to the center" cliche Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/29/center/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/29/center/index.html?source=rss Why do Democrats continue to follow the same strategic advice that has produced one failure after the next? Keith Olbermann's reply and Obama's secret plan to protect the rule of law Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/27/olbermann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/27/olbermann/index.html?source=rss The MSNBC star denies he was justifying Obama's support for the FISA bill; in the course of denying it, he proceeds to do exactly that. Keith Olbermann: Then and now Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/26/olbermann/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/26/olbermann/index.html?source=rss In January, the MSNBC star denounced telecom immunity as "textbook fascism" designed to "immunize corporate criminals." Wednesday night, he heaped praise on Obama for supporting it. Chris Dodd's speech and a glimmer of hope for stopping the FISA bill Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/25/dodd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/25/dodd/index.html?source=rss The Connecticut senator's passionate speech in defense of the rule of law and surveillance safeguards signals some slowly growing opposition to the FISA bill. Hoyer hails FISA bill as "a significant victory for the Democratic Party" Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/24/hoyer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/24/hoyer/index.html?source=rss The House majority leader argues that giving the GOP what it wanted on eavesdropping removed it as an election issue. That's the same mentality that led Democrats to authorize the war in 2002. The New Republic syndrome Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/23/tnr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/23/tnr/index.html?source=rss A mentality that repeatedly admitted wrongdoing, reversed itself and spawned great destruction nonetheless continues to dominate the Democratic Party. Time magazine uncritically prints Nancy Pelosi's "justifications" for the FISA "compromise" Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/22/calabresi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/22/calabresi/index.html?source=rss The congressional Democratic leadership explains that sacrificing the Fourth Amendment and the rule of law is necessary to win some more swing seats. Obama's support for the FISA "compromise" Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/21/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/21/obama/index.html?source=rss There are many important lessons from yesterday's announcement that he now supports a warrantless eavesdropping and telecom amnesty bill What Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and Fred Hiatt mean by "bipartisanship" Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/20/bipartisanship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/20/bipartisanship/index.html?source=rss Even the GOP, the media establishment and many Democrats themselves are openly mocking the claims by Pelosi and Hoyer that they "negotiated" a "bipartisan compromise." George Bush's latest powers, courtesy of the Democratic Congress Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/19/telecom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/19/telecom/index.html?source=rss Congress is going to decree that the president has the power to order private citizens to break the law, as well as to spy on our telephone calls and e-mails with no warrants. Obama, telecoms and the Beltway system Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/19/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/19/obama/index.html?source=rss Why is the Democratic nominee intervening in a Democratic primary to support one of the worst pro-war, Bush-enabling Blue Dogs against a highly credible, progressive challenger? Campaign against warrantless eavesdropping and telecom amnesty is expanding Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/18/fisa_campaign/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/18/fisa_campaign/index.html?source=rss Three targets are chosen who are key enablers of the corrupt bill Congress is attempting to pass. Comcast's efforts to protect members of Congress who, in turn, protect Comcast Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/18/comcast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/18/comcast/index.html?source=rss Two weeks ago, Comcast rejected a political ad as defamatory because it stated that telecoms "broke the law." Today, the NYT wrote that telecoms "broke the law by helping Mr. Bush carry out his warrantless wiretapping operation." Targeting Steny Hoyer for his contempt for the rule of law Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/17/hoyer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/17/hoyer/index.html?source=rss Efforts are under way to disrupt the plans of the House Democratic leadership to give the president warrantless eavesdropping powers and the telecom industry full-fledged amnesty. The company we keep Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/17/company/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/17/company/index.html?source=rss House Democratic leaders are working hard to enact legislation this week to replicate the eavesdropping policies of Russia and Zimbabwe. John Yoo's ongoing falsehoods in service of limitless government power Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/17/yoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/17/yoo/index.html?source=rss Bush's war crimes theorist claims that the Supreme Court protected "Al Qaeda terrorists" who were "captured fighting against the U.S." Both claims are false. Newt Gingrich, supreme fear-monger Glenn Greenwald Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/16/gingrich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/16/gingrich/index.html?source=rss With one radical policy after the next, the former GOP speaker warns that we will "lose a city" unless we give up our core constitutional liberties.