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NSA-Spying Files Bigger than White House Said
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:29:00 -0800
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t r u t h o u t | 12.24
NSA-Spying Files Bigger than White House Said
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122405A.shtml
The National Security Agency has traced and analyzed large volumes of
telephone and web communications flowing in and out of the United States
as part of the eavesdropping program that President Bush approved after
the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Sen. Reid Calls US Congress 'Most Corrupt in History'
James J. Zogby; David Bacon; Pascal Riché on Bush's spy tactics; reports
cite US torture prisons in Kabul; redistricting case to spur a landmark
decision; GOP's plan for deficit cuts Medicaid, Medicare, student loans;
and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at
http://www.truthout.org
Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective
on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest
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t r u t h o u t | 12.19
Sen. Reid Calls US Congress 'Most Corrupt in History'
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905A.shtml
US Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid called the Republican-led Congress
"the most corrupt in history" on Sunday, and distanced himself from
lobbyist Jack Abramoff, at the center of an escalating probe.
US Operated Secret 'Dark Prison' in Kabul
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905B.shtml
Accounts from detainees at Guantánamo reveal that the United States as
recently as last year operated a secret prison in Afghanistan where
detainees were subjected to torture and other mistreatment, Human Rights
Watch said.
Pascal Riché | Bush Proud of His Big Ears
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905C.shtml
On the normal scale of democratic values, setting wiretaps to spy on one's
fellow citizens without a green light from the judiciary is not the most
virtuous behavior; revealing the existence of such wiretaps is performance
of an act of public health. But President Bush has decided to set this
scale on its head and asks us to "trust me on spying."
Redistricting Case Is Court's Chance to Stop Partisan Excesses
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905D.shtml
The redistricting case could spur a landmark decision. It offers the court
an opportunity to rein in some of the partisan excesses that are staining
the redistricting process and producing races so one-sided that they often
deny Americans the opportunity to cast meaningful votes for the House of
Representatives.
Republican-Led House Cuts Medicare, Medicaid, Student Loans
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905E.shtml
The US House adjourned for the year after approving a $453 billion
Department of Defense budget for fiscal 2006 and $39.7 billion in spending
cuts over five years to benefit programs such as Medicaid and student
loans.
James J. Zogby | From the White House: Some Candor, but Not Enough
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905F.shtml
James J. Zogby: One thousand days later, some candor and some admission of
mistakes, but still no strategy and no clear sense of what will constitute
real victory.
David Bacon | The Border Is a Common Ground between Us
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905G.shtml
The atmosphere in Congress is so poisonous that President Bush's guest
worker plan is being presented as a liberal alternative, despite the fact
that it was written by some of the largest corporate interests in the US.
David Bacon declares that it's time to look at the reality of current
policies, and design better alternatives.
Vladimir Bukovsky | Torture's Long Shadow
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905H.shtml
Vladimir Bukovsky: So, why would democratically elected leaders of the
United States ever want to legalize what a succession of Russian monarchs
strove to abolish? Why would anyone try to "improve intelligence-gathering
capability" by destroying what was left of it? I have no answer to these
questions, but I do know that if Vice President Cheney is right and that
some "cruel, inhumane or degrading" (CID) treatment of captives is a
necessary tool for winning the war on terrorism, then the war is lost
already.
Pentagon Spying on Americans in US and Abroad
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905I.shtml
Counterintelligence Field Activity, or CIFA, is a three-year-old agency
whose size and budget remain secret. It has grown from an agency that
coordinated policy and oversaw the counterintelligence activities of units
within the military services and Pentagon agencies to an analytic and
operational organization with nine directorates and ever-widening
authority.
Congress Pushes Back, Hard, against Bush
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905J.shtml
eavesdropping at home, tensions between the Bush White House and the
Republican-controlled Congress have never been more exposed.
Evo Morales Elected Bolivian President in Landslide Victory
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905K.shtml
According to exit polls, socialist Evo Morales received 51 percent of the
votes in Bolivia's December 18th presidential election, enough to secure
his victory. Right-wing candidate Jorge Quiroga admitted defeat with 32
percent of the votes.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Big Brother Bush: President Steps toward Police
State
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905L.shtml
Without a serious leap of imagination, particularly with the list of those
under surveillance not available to anyone outside the NSA and the
Pentagon, it is also possible to project that political critics of the
Bush administration could end up among those being tracked. The idea that
all of this is being done to us in the name of national security doesn't
wash; that is the language of a police state.
New York Times | The Business of Voting
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905M.shtml
Diebold has always insisted that its electronic voting machines are so
reliable that there is no need for paper records of votes that can be
independently verified. Fortunately, the American people feel otherwise.
J. Sri Raman | When "Security" Looms Larger Than Tsunami
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905N.shtml
Come December 26, it will be a year since the unforgettable tsunami
disaster that hit India and ten other countries of the region. On the eve
of the anniversary, India's rulers have announced their resolve not to
share seismic data with other countries in order to facilitate the
installation of a tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean.
If Cambodia Can Learn to Sing Again
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905O.shtml
It seems fitting that Arn Chorn-Pond should take on the inordinately
ambitious goal of trying to rescue Cambodia's nearly extinct traditional
music. After all, it was the music that rescued him.
Congress Uses Funding for War to Open Oil Drilling in Arctic
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905Y.shtml
This morning the House passed its version of the defense spending bill
with an attached provision opening the Arctic Refuge to oil drilling. The
bill also included $29 billion in aid for victims of Katrina and was
considered "must pass" legislation. Alaska Senator Ted Stevens hopes to
duplicate this feat in the Senate before the Christmas break. Stevens
said: "the levees will be paid for when we drill in ANWR." Sen. McCain
called the tactic "disgusting," but he will still hold his nose and vote
for the package. "I can't not support funding of the war," he said.
William Rivers Pitt: Radical Militant Librarians and Other Dire Threats
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905Z.shtml
William Rivers Pitt writes: In my opinion, we need to fight, resist,
refuse to subsidize Washington in every way, and we must immediately begin
impeachment proceedings against this president, not only because he has
clearly earned impeachment, but in order to revive a national awareness of
the intent of the Founding Fathers to circumscribe centralized state
power, and their vision of a free and peaceful Republic.
VIDEO SPECIAL | Dahr Jamail: Reporting on Iraq
A Film By Sari Gelzer
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
Dahr Jamail shares the stories of Iraqi civilians he interviewed while
spending 8 months in occupied Iraq as an independent journalist. Through
his reports of torture, and of a healthcare system that is being impeded
by American troops, Dahr reveals the urgency for withdrawal from Iraq.
Red State Road Trip: A 60-Minute Documentary
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
How could America have given George W. Bush a second term? Filmmaker Chris
Hume decided to find out by embarking on a 6,000-mile, cross-country
journey in search of America's soul. The result: a fascinating, hilarious,
and often disturbing road-trip adventure.
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Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:29:00 -0800
NSA illegal searches have more data than disclosed; Enron executive to
testify; prison sentence to Saddam's WMD supplier; sexual harassment
continues at US military academies; and more ... Browse our continually
updating front page at http://www.truthout.org
Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective
on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest
bloggers.
Join the debate! http://forum.truthout.org/blog
t r u t h o u t | 12.24
NSA-Spying Files Bigger than White House Said
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122405A.shtml
The National Security Agency has traced and analyzed large volumes of
telephone and web communications flowing in and out of the United States
as part of the eavesdropping program that President Bush approved after
the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Sen. Reid Calls US Congress 'Most Corrupt in History'
James J. Zogby; David Bacon; Pascal Riché on Bush's spy tactics; reports
cite US torture prisons in Kabul; redistricting case to spur a landmark
decision; GOP's plan for deficit cuts Medicaid, Medicare, student loans;
and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at
http://www.truthout.org
Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective
on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest
bloggers.
Join the debate! http://forum.truthout.org/blog
t r u t h o u t | 12.19
Sen. Reid Calls US Congress 'Most Corrupt in History'
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905A.shtml
US Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid called the Republican-led Congress
"the most corrupt in history" on Sunday, and distanced himself from
lobbyist Jack Abramoff, at the center of an escalating probe.
US Operated Secret 'Dark Prison' in Kabul
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905B.shtml
Accounts from detainees at Guantánamo reveal that the United States as
recently as last year operated a secret prison in Afghanistan where
detainees were subjected to torture and other mistreatment, Human Rights
Watch said.
Pascal Riché | Bush Proud of His Big Ears
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905C.shtml
On the normal scale of democratic values, setting wiretaps to spy on one's
fellow citizens without a green light from the judiciary is not the most
virtuous behavior; revealing the existence of such wiretaps is performance
of an act of public health. But President Bush has decided to set this
scale on its head and asks us to "trust me on spying."
Redistricting Case Is Court's Chance to Stop Partisan Excesses
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905D.shtml
The redistricting case could spur a landmark decision. It offers the court
an opportunity to rein in some of the partisan excesses that are staining
the redistricting process and producing races so one-sided that they often
deny Americans the opportunity to cast meaningful votes for the House of
Representatives.
Republican-Led House Cuts Medicare, Medicaid, Student Loans
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905E.shtml
The US House adjourned for the year after approving a $453 billion
Department of Defense budget for fiscal 2006 and $39.7 billion in spending
cuts over five years to benefit programs such as Medicaid and student
loans.
James J. Zogby | From the White House: Some Candor, but Not Enough
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905F.shtml
James J. Zogby: One thousand days later, some candor and some admission of
mistakes, but still no strategy and no clear sense of what will constitute
real victory.
David Bacon | The Border Is a Common Ground between Us
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905G.shtml
The atmosphere in Congress is so poisonous that President Bush's guest
worker plan is being presented as a liberal alternative, despite the fact
that it was written by some of the largest corporate interests in the US.
David Bacon declares that it's time to look at the reality of current
policies, and design better alternatives.
Vladimir Bukovsky | Torture's Long Shadow
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905H.shtml
Vladimir Bukovsky: So, why would democratically elected leaders of the
United States ever want to legalize what a succession of Russian monarchs
strove to abolish? Why would anyone try to "improve intelligence-gathering
capability" by destroying what was left of it? I have no answer to these
questions, but I do know that if Vice President Cheney is right and that
some "cruel, inhumane or degrading" (CID) treatment of captives is a
necessary tool for winning the war on terrorism, then the war is lost
already.
Pentagon Spying on Americans in US and Abroad
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905I.shtml
Counterintelligence Field Activity, or CIFA, is a three-year-old agency
whose size and budget remain secret. It has grown from an agency that
coordinated policy and oversaw the counterintelligence activities of units
within the military services and Pentagon agencies to an analytic and
operational organization with nine directorates and ever-widening
authority.
Congress Pushes Back, Hard, against Bush
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905J.shtml
From a standoff over the Patriot Act to pushback from Capitol Hill on the
treatment of detainees, secret prisons abroad, and governmenteavesdropping at home, tensions between the Bush White House and the
Republican-controlled Congress have never been more exposed.
Evo Morales Elected Bolivian President in Landslide Victory
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905K.shtml
According to exit polls, socialist Evo Morales received 51 percent of the
votes in Bolivia's December 18th presidential election, enough to secure
his victory. Right-wing candidate Jorge Quiroga admitted defeat with 32
percent of the votes.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Big Brother Bush: President Steps toward Police
State
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905L.shtml
Without a serious leap of imagination, particularly with the list of those
under surveillance not available to anyone outside the NSA and the
Pentagon, it is also possible to project that political critics of the
Bush administration could end up among those being tracked. The idea that
all of this is being done to us in the name of national security doesn't
wash; that is the language of a police state.
New York Times | The Business of Voting
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905M.shtml
Diebold has always insisted that its electronic voting machines are so
reliable that there is no need for paper records of votes that can be
independently verified. Fortunately, the American people feel otherwise.
J. Sri Raman | When "Security" Looms Larger Than Tsunami
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905N.shtml
Come December 26, it will be a year since the unforgettable tsunami
disaster that hit India and ten other countries of the region. On the eve
of the anniversary, India's rulers have announced their resolve not to
share seismic data with other countries in order to facilitate the
installation of a tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean.
If Cambodia Can Learn to Sing Again
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905O.shtml
It seems fitting that Arn Chorn-Pond should take on the inordinately
ambitious goal of trying to rescue Cambodia's nearly extinct traditional
music. After all, it was the music that rescued him.
Congress Uses Funding for War to Open Oil Drilling in Arctic
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905Y.shtml
This morning the House passed its version of the defense spending bill
with an attached provision opening the Arctic Refuge to oil drilling. The
bill also included $29 billion in aid for victims of Katrina and was
considered "must pass" legislation. Alaska Senator Ted Stevens hopes to
duplicate this feat in the Senate before the Christmas break. Stevens
said: "the levees will be paid for when we drill in ANWR." Sen. McCain
called the tactic "disgusting," but he will still hold his nose and vote
for the package. "I can't not support funding of the war," he said.
William Rivers Pitt: Radical Militant Librarians and Other Dire Threats
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/121905Z.shtml
William Rivers Pitt writes: In my opinion, we need to fight, resist,
refuse to subsidize Washington in every way, and we must immediately begin
impeachment proceedings against this president, not only because he has
clearly earned impeachment, but in order to revive a national awareness of
the intent of the Founding Fathers to circumscribe centralized state
power, and their vision of a free and peaceful Republic.
VIDEO SPECIAL | Dahr Jamail: Reporting on Iraq
A Film By Sari Gelzer
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
Dahr Jamail shares the stories of Iraqi civilians he interviewed while
spending 8 months in occupied Iraq as an independent journalist. Through
his reports of torture, and of a healthcare system that is being impeded
by American troops, Dahr reveals the urgency for withdrawal from Iraq.
Red State Road Trip: A 60-Minute Documentary
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
How could America have given George W. Bush a second term? Filmmaker Chris
Hume decided to find out by embarking on a 6,000-mile, cross-country
journey in search of America's soul. The result: a fascinating, hilarious,
and often disturbing road-trip adventure.
Go directly to our home page: http://www.truthout.org
Click to SUBSCRIBE -> http://truthout.org/subscribe.htm
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