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January 1, 2006

Justice Deputy Resisted Parts of Spy Program

1/01/05 Lichtblau & Risen, NYT, Justice Deputy Resisted Parts of Spy Program

Posted on January 1, 2006 7:40 AM |

NSA Gave Other U.S. Agencies Information From Surveillance

1/01/06 Pincus, Wa. Post, NSA Gave Other U.S. Agencies Information From Surveillance

Posted on January 1, 2006 7:45 AM |

Bush Defends Spying Program as 'Necessary' to Protect U.S.

1/01/06 Rein, Wa. Post, Bush Defends Spying Program as 'Necessary' to Protect U.S.

Posted on January 1, 2006 9:16 PM |

January 2, 2006

Bush caught in more lies about domestic spying

1/02/06 CHB, Bush caught in more lies about domestic spying

Posted on January 2, 2006 9:48 PM |

January 4, 2006

Secret Surveillance May Have Occurred Before Authorization

1/04/06 Linzer, Wa. Post, Secret Surveillance May Have Occurred Before Authorization

Posted on January 4, 2006 9:57 AM |

Bush's domestic spying excuses don't cut it

1/04/06 McFeatters, CHB, Bush's domestic spying excuses don't cut it

Posted on January 4, 2006 10:01 AM |

January 5, 2006

Did the CIA Give Iran Nuclear Bomv Plans?

1/05/06 Guardian, Did the CIA Give Iran Nuclear Bomv Plans?

Posted on January 5, 2006 2:01 AM |

Clandestine nuclear deals traced to Sudan

1/05/06 Traynor & Cobain, Guardian, Clandestine nuclear deals traced to Sudan

Posted on January 5, 2006 8:13 AM |

Democrat Says Spy Briefings Violated Law

1/05/06 Shane, NYT, Democrat Says Spy Briefings Violated Law

Posted on January 5, 2006 8:19 AM |

US Plans Afghan Jail for Terror Suspects

1/05/06 Burns & Morarjee, FT, US Plans Afghan Jail for Terror Suspects

Posted on January 5, 2006 8:19 AM |

Top Dem to Bush: 'You broke the law'

1/05/06 Schrader, CHB, Top Dem to Bush: 'You broke the law'

Posted on January 5, 2006 8:49 AM |

January 6, 2006

Poland's Defence Minister, Radek Sikorski, works for the CIA?

1/06/06 Madsen, Poland's Defence Minister, Radek Sikorski, works for the CIA?

Posted on January 6, 2006 10:03 PM |

January 7, 2006

Basis for Spying in U.S. Is Doubted

1/07/06 Lichtblau & Shane, NYT, Basis for Spying in U.S. Is Doubted

Posted on January 7, 2006 1:07 PM |

Report Rebuts Bush on Spying

1/07/06 Leonnig, Wa. Post, Report Rebuts Bush on Spying

Posted on January 7, 2006 1:11 PM |

January 8, 2006

The NYT's Unconscionable Decision to Sit on the NSA Story for a Year

1/08/06 Velvel, CounterPunch, The NYT's Unconscionable Decision to Sit on the NSA Story for a Year

Posted on January 8, 2006 1:18 PM |

The Origins of the Rendition Program: Does the CIA Have the Right to Break Any Law?

1/08/06 Klein-Brockhoff, CounterPunch, The Origins of the Rendition Program: Does the CIA Have the Right to Break Any Law?

Posted on January 8, 2006 1:19 PM |

January 11, 2006

NSA Whistleblower Alleges Illegal Spying

1/11/06 Ross, ABC, NSA Whistleblower Alleges Illegal Spying

Posted on January 11, 2006 10:08 PM |

NSA Spied on Baltimore Peace Group

1/11/06 Zeese, CounterPunch, NSA Spied on Baltimore Peace Group

Posted on January 11, 2006 10:19 PM |

Probe Set In NSA Bugging

1/11/06 Eggen, Wa. Post, Probe Set In NSA Bugging

Posted on January 11, 2006 11:02 PM |

January 12, 2006

Jakarta bans films on East Timor occupation

1/12/06 Guardian, Jakarta bans films on East Timor occupation

Posted on January 12, 2006 10:24 PM |

Swiss Investigate Leak to Paper on C.I.A. Prisons

1/12/06 Carvajal, NYT, Swiss Investigate Leak to Paper on C.I.A. Prisons

Posted on January 12, 2006 10:48 PM |

F.B.I. Tries to Dispel Surveillance Concerns

1/12/06 Clemetson, NYT, F.B.I. Tries to Dispel Surveillance Concerns

Posted on January 12, 2006 10:51 PM |

January 13, 2006

Heat Rises on German Spies in Iraq, CIA Activities

1/13/06 Trevelyan, Reuters, Heat Rises on German Spies in Iraq, CIA Activities

Posted on January 13, 2006 9:00 AM |

January 14, 2006

Thousands of Protesters Tear-Gassed After US Airstrike Deaths in Pakistan

1/14/06 AFP, Thousands of Protesters Tear-Gassed After US Airstrike Deaths in Pakistan

Posted on January 14, 2006 7:31 AM |

U.S. Airstrike Targets Al Qaeda's Zawahiri

1/14/06 Linzer & Witte, Wa. Post, U.S. Airstrike Targets Al Qaeda's Zawahiri

Posted on January 14, 2006 9:29 AM |

January 15, 2006

The Drone, the CIA and a Botched Attempt to Kill Bin Laden's Deputy

1/15/06 Burke & Gul, Observer, The Drone, the CIA and a Botched Attempt to Kill Bin Laden's Deputy

Posted on January 15, 2006 6:47 PM |

Anti-US rally in Beirut turns violent

1/15/06 Al Jazeera, Anti-US rally in Beirut turns violent

Posted on January 15, 2006 7:55 PM |

January 16, 2006

The Pacifist 'Threat'

1/16/06 Taylor, Hartford Courant, The Pacifist 'Threat' - Disclosure Of Recent Government Surveillance Of Quaker Activities Doesn't Surprise Members

Posted on January 16, 2006 3:50 PM |

Gore: Bush 'Repeatedly and Persistently' Broke the Law

1/16/06 Margasak, AP, Gore: Bush 'Repeatedly and Persistently' Broke the Law

Posted on January 16, 2006 3:53 PM |

January 17, 2006

Spy Agency Data After Sept. 11 Led F.B.I. to Dead Ends

1/17/06 Bergman et al, NYT, Spy Agency Data After Sept. 11 Led F.B.I. to Dead Ends

Posted on January 17, 2006 7:03 AM |

Two Groups Planning to Sue Over Federal Eavesdropping

1/17/06 Lichtblau, NYT, Two Groups Planning to Sue Over Federal Eavesdropping

Posted on January 17, 2006 7:03 AM |

Another high-tech CIA screwup

1/17/06 Thompson, CHB, Another high-tech CIA screwup

Posted on January 17, 2006 7:24 AM |

January 18, 2006

White House Disputes Gore on NSA Spying

1/18/06 Baker, Wa. Post, White House Disputes Gore on NSA Spying

Posted on January 18, 2006 8:35 PM |

January 19, 2006

New details blur German antiwar stance

1/19/06 Tzortzis, CSM, New details blur German antiwar stance

Posted on January 19, 2006 8:26 PM |

Report Questions Legality of Briefings on Surveillance

1/19/06 Shane, NYT, Report Questions Legality of Briefings on Surveillance

Posted on January 19, 2006 8:41 PM |

January 20, 2006

U.S. Obtains Internet Users' Search Records

1/20/06 Menn & Gaither, LA Times, U.S. Obtains Internet Users' Search Records

Posted on January 20, 2006 6:11 AM |

Legal Rationale by Justice Dept. on Spying Effort

1/20/06 Lichtblau & Risen, NYT, Legal Rationale by Justice Dept. on Spying Effort

Posted on January 20, 2006 7:01 AM |

Google refuses White House search request

1/20/06 Jeffery, Guardian, Google refuses White House search request

Posted on January 20, 2006 7:19 AM |

January 21, 2006

Analysis: Google Case Raises New Questions

1/21/06 Raum, AP, Analysis: Google Case Raises New Questions

Posted on January 21, 2006 10:33 AM |

Concerns Grow in Ireland Over Use of Shannon Airport as US Military Stopover

1/21/06 Chrisafis, Guardian, Concerns Grow in Ireland Over Use of Shannon Airport as US Military Stopover

Posted on January 21, 2006 10:34 AM |

January 23, 2006

Delicate Dance for Bush in Depicting Spy Program as Asset

1/23/06 Nagourney, NYT, Delicate Dance for Bush in Depicting Spy Program as Asset

Posted on January 23, 2006 9:55 PM |

January 24, 2006

Spy fact meets spy fiction

1/24/06 BBC, Spy fact meets spy fiction

Posted on January 24, 2006 9:06 AM |

The Offer Congress Can't Refuse

1/24/06 Roychoudhuri, AlterNet, The Offer Congress Can't Refuse

Posted on January 24, 2006 9:16 AM |

Europe 'knew about' CIA flights

1/24/06 BBC, Europe 'knew about' CIA flights

Posted on January 24, 2006 9:17 AM |

Administration Starts Weeklong Blitz in Defense of Eavesdropping Program

1/24/06 Sanger & Lichtblau, NYT, Administration Starts Weeklong Blitz in Defense of Eavesdropping Program

Posted on January 24, 2006 12:41 PM |

Campaign To Justify Spying Intensifies

1/24/06 Eggen & Pincus, Wa. Post, Campaign To Justify Spying Intensifies

Posted on January 24, 2006 12:46 PM |

Microsoft defends decision to give up search data

1/24/06 Montalbano, ComputerWorld, Microsoft defends decision to give up search data

Posted on January 24, 2006 9:11 PM |

January 25, 2006

CIA Flights Likened to the Work of Gangsters

1/25/06 Castle, Independent, CIA Flights Likened to the Work of Gangsters

Posted on January 25, 2006 6:09 AM |

After Subpoenas, Internet Searches Give Some Pause

1/25/06 Hafner, NYT, After Subpoenas, Internet Searches Give Some Pause

Posted on January 25, 2006 9:11 PM |

January 26, 2006

In Case About Google's Secrets, Yours Are Safe

1/26/06 Liptak, NYT, In Case About Google's Secrets, Yours Are Safe

Posted on January 26, 2006 6:28 AM |

Bush Visits Security Agency and Defends Surveillance

1/26/06 Bumiller & Lichtblau, NYT, Bush Visits Security Agency and Defends Surveillance

Posted on January 26, 2006 6:28 AM |

White House Dismissed '02 Surveillance Proposal

1/26/06 Eggen, Wa. Post, White House Dismissed '02 Surveillance Proposal

Posted on January 26, 2006 6:40 AM |

Congress Shut Down Surveillance Program in 2003

1/26/06 Leopold, Truthout, Congress Shut Down Surveillance Program in 2003

Posted on January 26, 2006 10:59 PM |

FBI, DoD, NSA: All Spying on You

1/26/06 Bleifuss, ITT, FBI, DoD, NSA: All Spying on You

Posted on January 26, 2006 11:07 PM |

A watched America is not a free America

1/26/06 Thompson, CHB, A watched America is not a free America

Posted on January 26, 2006 11:17 PM |

Saying goodbye to privacy

1/26/06 McFeatters, CHB, Saying goodbye to privacy

Posted on January 26, 2006 11:18 PM |

January 27, 2006

Covert ops and disinformation aimed at Iran

1/27/06 Porter, Asia Times, Covert ops and disinformation aimed at Iran

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:13 PM |

Spying and lying in 21st-century America

1/27/06 Smith, Asia Times, Spying and lying in 21st-century America

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:15 PM |

Varied Rationales Muddle Issue of NSA Eavesdropping

1/27/06 Eggen & Pincus, Wa. Post, Varied Rationales Muddle Issue of NSA Eavesdropping

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:35 PM |

New Poll Finds Mixed Support for Wiretaps

1/27/06 Nagourney & Elder, NYT, New Poll Finds Mixed Support for Wiretaps

Posted on January 27, 2006 11:47 PM |

January 28, 2006

Bush Presses On in Legal Defense for Wiretapping

1/28/06 Lichtblau & Liptak, NYT, Bush Presses On in Legal Defense for Wiretapping

Posted on January 28, 2006 8:46 AM |

Chavez vows to 'lock up' US spies

1/28/06 BBC, Chavez vows to 'lock up' US spies

Posted on January 28, 2006 8:54 AM |

Russia arrests 'British spies'

1/28/06 Al Jazeera, Russia arrests 'British spies'

Posted on January 28, 2006 11:15 PM |

January 29, 2006

Mixed U.S. Signals Helped Tilt Haiti Toward Chaos

1/29/06 Bogdanich & Nordberg, NYT, Mixed U.S. Signals Helped Tilt Haiti Toward Chaos

Posted on January 29, 2006 7:47 AM |

Uncle Same Wants (to Know About) You

1/29/06 Smith, CounterPunch, Uncle Same Wants (to Know About) You - Spying and Lying by the Pentagon

Posted on January 29, 2006 11:26 PM |

North Korean Forgeries

1/29/06 Reed, CounterPunch, North Korean Forgeries - The IRA's Man in Pyongyang?

Posted on January 29, 2006 11:29 PM |

January 31, 2006

AT&T Sued Over NSA Eavesdropping

1/31/06 Singel, Wired, AT&T Sued Over NSA Eavesdropping

Posted on January 31, 2006 8:29 PM |

Powell, Tenet, others told Bush he was breaking the law by ordering NSA spying

1/31/06 Thompson, CHB, Powell, Tenet, others told Bush he was breaking the law by ordering NSA spying

Posted on January 31, 2006 9:43 PM |

Powell, Tenet, others told Bush he was breaking the law by ordering NSA spying

1/31/06 Thompson, CHB, Powell, Tenet, others told Bush he was breaking the law by ordering NSA spying

Posted on January 31, 2006 9:44 PM |

Gonzales Is Challenged on Wiretaps

1/31/06 Leonnig, Wa. Post, Gonzales Is Challenged on Wiretaps

Posted on January 31, 2006 10:49 PM |

Chavez accuses US embassy 'spies'

1/31/06 BBC, Chavez accuses US embassy 'spies'

Posted on January 31, 2006 10:56 PM |

February 2, 2006

Government Eavesdropping: The Biggest Secret

2/01/06 Powers, MoJo, Government Eavesdropping: The Biggest Secret

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:26 AM |

Senate Panel Rebuffed on Documents on U.S. Spying

2/02/06 Lichtblau, NYT, Senate Panel Rebuffed on Documents on U.S. Spying

Posted on February 2, 2006 6:28 AM |

Senate Session on Security Erupts in Spying Debate

2/02/06 GNM, Senate Session on Security Erupts in Spying Debate

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:50 AM |

I Spy

2/02/06 Keefe, Wired, I Spy

Posted on February 2, 2006 8:28 PM |

February 3, 2006

Green for Danger?

2/03/06 Berkowitz, IPS, Green for Danger?

Posted on February 3, 2006 7:18 AM |

Surveillance Prompts a Suit: Police v. Police

2/03/06 Dwyer, NYT, Surveillance Prompts a Suit: Police v. Police

Posted on February 3, 2006 7:18 AM |

Bush approved multi-agency program to spy on Americans

2/03/06 Thompson, CHB, Bush approved multi-agency program to spy on Americans

Posted on February 3, 2006 8:59 AM |

February 4, 2006

Draft Legislation Undercuts Bush Domestic Spying Rationale

2/03/06 Bergo, MoJo, Draft Legislation Undercuts Bush Domestic Spying Rationale

Posted on February 4, 2006 7:53 AM |

February 5, 2006

Defending a Program and His Reputation

2/05/06 Johnston & Janofsky, NYT, Defending a Program and His Reputation

Posted on February 5, 2006 8:45 AM |

Surveillance Net Yields Few Suspects

2/05/06 Gellman et al, Wa. Post, Surveillance Net Yields Few Suspects

Posted on February 5, 2006 8:47 AM |

Rumsfeld's Scheme to Spy on Your Kids

2/05/06 Ferner, CounterPunch, Rumsfeld's Scheme to Spy on Your Kids - Pentagon Database Leaves No Child Alone

Posted on February 5, 2006 8:58 AM |

Democrats Collaborate with Bush on Surveillance

2/05/06 Maas, CounterPunch, Democrats Collaborate with Bush on Surveillance

Posted on February 5, 2006 9:02 AM |

February 6, 2006

Alberto Gonzales Should be Under Investigation, Not Overseeing Them

2/06/06 BuzzFlash, Alberto Gonzales Should be Under Investigation, Not Overseeing Them

Posted on February 6, 2006 6:21 AM |

Gonzales Faces Tough Questions on Spying

2/06/06 Schrader, AP, Gonzales Faces Tough Questions on Spying

Posted on February 6, 2006 8:29 AM |

February 7, 2006

Compromise on Spying

2/07/06 Wa. Post, Compromise on Spying

Posted on February 7, 2006 8:34 AM |

Russian MP Says US To Attack Iran Late March

2/07/06 Watson, Independent, Russian MP Says US To Attack Iran Late March

Posted on February 7, 2006 9:37 PM |

Russian Ultranationalist Leader Expects U.S. to Attack Iran in Late March

2/07/06 MosNews, Russian Ultranationalist Leader Expects U.S. to Attack Iran in Late March

Posted on February 7, 2006 9:39 PM |

2 Laws and Their Interpretation in Limelight at Wiretap Hearing

2/07/-6 Liptak, NYT, 2 Laws and Their Interpretation in Limelight at Wiretap Hearing

Posted on February 7, 2006 9:41 PM |

Danish Bilderberg Connex?

2/07/06 Free Market News, Danish Bilderberg Connex?

Posted on February 7, 2006 9:45 PM |

February 8, 2006

Cheney sticks to the script on spying program

2/08/06 CHB, Cheney sticks to the script on spying program

Posted on February 8, 2006 8:44 PM |

Bush's Warrantless Wiretapping Program is Illegal and Unconstitutional

2/08/06 Feingold, Bush's Warrantless Wiretapping Program is Illegal and Unconstitutional

Posted on February 8, 2006 8:49 PM |

CNN VIDEO: UN had foreknowledge of Beirut cartoon riot

2/08/06 Total Information Analysis, CNN VIDEO: UN had foreknowledge of Beirut cartoon riot

Posted on February 8, 2006 9:14 PM |

Senate toughens scrutiny of wiretapping

2/08/06 Chaddock, CSM, Senate toughens scrutiny of wiretapping

Posted on February 8, 2006 9:45 PM |

February 9, 2006

US Plans Massive Data Sweep

2/09/06 Clayton, CSM, US Plans Massive Data Sweep

Posted on February 9, 2006 4:52 AM |

White House relents, briefs lawmakers on wiretapping program

2/09/06 Regan, CSM, White House relents, briefs lawmakers on wiretapping program

Posted on February 9, 2006 5:40 AM |

US plans massive data sweep

2/09/06 Clayton, CSM, US plans massive data sweep

Posted on February 9, 2006 9:28 PM |

Secret Court's Judges Were Warned About NSA Spy Data

2/09/06 Leonnig, Wa. Post, Secret Court's Judges Were Warned About NSA Spy Data

Posted on February 9, 2006 9:49 PM |

Limiting NSA Spying Is Inconsistent With Rationale, Critics Say

2/09/06 Eggen, Limiting NSA Spying Is Inconsistent With Rationale, Critics Say

Posted on February 9, 2006 10:01 PM |