Mainstream media finally taking note of Diebold
• Brad BlogAP has finally taken note of the Leon County, FL hack test. The extraordinary test election which was entirely flipped last Tuesday as reported here previously.
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Military tribunerals to use torture derived confessions and evidence
• Balkin BlogRumsfeld decided against any prohibition on the use of evidence extracted through torture – concluding that this should be left up to the finders of fact, who should be free to consider anything for “probative value.”
NY Times held Domestic Spying story for over a year at Bush request
• Raw StoryA NY Times report which reveals the White House engaged in warantless domestic spying, the New York Times reveals that it held the story for a full year at the request of the Bush Administration
Will Surpeme Court Review Padilla Case? Only if Rule of Law Still Exists in the USA
• Christian Science MonitorIn the 3-1/2 years since his arrest the government has repeatedly asserted unilateral power in a way that has undercut Mr. Padilla's ability to defend himself, and to help insulate government actions from the scrutiny of the courts
US Military Tribuneral to Try Australian
• Herald SunTHE Pentagon has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to prosecute accused Australian terrorist David Hicks by military commission for "violations of the law of war" at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Feingold's Filibuster Threat on Patriot Act Succeeding
• Associated PressHe was a minority of one four years ago, now add more than two dozen senators to Feingold's side, including the leaders of his party and some of the chamber's most conservative Republicans, and the balance of power shifts.
More on Pentagon Domestic Spying
• by William Fisher (AntiWar.com)By the end of the current session of Congress later this month, the Pentagon could have legal authority to "covertly" gather intelligence on U.S. citizens in the United States – a power taken away following excesses during the Vietnam War.
Nuclear Deployment for an Attack on Iran over Nukes
• by Jorge Hirsch (AntiWar.com)Are U.S. tactical nuclear weapons deployed in the Persian Gulf, on hair-trigger alert, and ready to be launched against Iran at a moment's notice? The answer is contained in presidential directive NSPD 35, "Nuclear Weapons Deployment Author
Limitations on Congressional Access to Intelligence Data
• Sen. Feinstein (D-CA)By virtue of his constitutional role as commander-and-in-chief and head of the executive branch, the President has access to all national intelligence, it also affords him the authority to restrict the flow of intelligence information to Congress
Update: Bush secretly approved some domestic spying
• New York TimesMonths after Sept. 11, President Bush secretly authorized the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans and others inside the US to search for evidence of terrorist activity without the court-approved warrants ordinarily required for domestic spying
Surveillance satellite used on Americans after Oklahoma City bombing
• Associated PressIn the days after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the U.S. government used a spy satellite to gather intelligence on a white separatist compound in Oklahoma. "Satellite assets have been tasked to provide intelligence concerning the compound,
For Your Safety: Terrorist Toddler Will Never Fly
• ReutersSarah Zapolsky was checking in for a flight to Italy when she discovered her 9-month-old son's name was on the US' "no-fly" list of suspected terrorists. Was initially amused by the mix-up. "But when I found out you can't a
Whitehouse responds to Novak with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy
• ReutersThe White House dismissed a claim by syndicated columnist Robert Novak that President Bush knows who leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame. "I don't know what he's basing it on," said White House spokesman Scott McCl
Cocaine legalizing politician to head Bolivia; US will deal as usual
• ReutersThe United States will evaluate its relations with Bolivia after this Sunday's election, where the front-runner has pledged to legalize the coca leaf if elected, the State Department said on Thursday.
First Canada, now US envoy urges Venezuela to tone down attacks on Bush
• ReutersThe United States urged Venezuela to tone down harsh attacks on President George W. Bush to improve frayed relations between Washington and a key oil supplier.
House GOP Meets Resistance on Border Bill
• Associated PressHouse Republicans tried to close ranks Thursday on an immigration bill that some complained was not tough enough and others said was inadequate because it failed to include a guest worker program.
Let Iraq's Sunnis chase Al Qaeda out
• by Fawaz A. Gerges (Christian Science Monitor)Convincing Muslims and Sunni Iraqis, the backbone of the rebellion in Iraq, that US troops will return home sooner, not later, is prerequisite to dismantling the terrorist network headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi,
Government home seizure approval by supreme court backlash
• The Christian Science Monitor6 months later, the debate over property rights is still raging, but it is about to enter a new, more deliberative phase as state legislatures prepare to open for business next year.
Al-Zarqawi captured!!!!...and then let go last year
• CNNIraqi security forces caught the most wanted man in the country, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi last year, but released him because they didn't know who he was. The al Qaeda leader has a $25 million bounty on his head
Abramoff's partner pleads guilty
• Associated PressAdam Kidan's plea was accepted by US District Judge Paul C. Huck. It will require that he cooperate in the SunCruz case against Abramoff and perhaps even testify against his old partner in order to get a reduced prison sentence.
Bush forced to accept torture ban or face veto override
• ReutersThough after Congress blocked detainees from filing grievances in federal court, anyone tortured has nowhere to complain. President Bush reversed course and accepted Sen. John McCain's call for a law banning cruel, inhuman and degrading treatmen
e-mails claims Delay pressed Abramoff for money from Indian tribes
• New york TimesNewly disclosed e-mail messages from lobbyist Jack Abramoff show that he told an Indian tribe client that he was being pressured by U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-TX, for a contribution for a $25,000-a-table Republican fundraiser and that DeLay had personall
Poll: More than 30% want Bush and Cheney impeached
• Rasmussen Polls32% of Americans believe that President Bush should be impeached and removed from office. Just 30% of Americans would be more likely to vote for a Congressional candidate who promised to work for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney.
Philip Morris Wins Reversal of $10.1 Bln Damage Award
• BloombergAltria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA doesn't have to pay a $10.1 billion damage award to smokers of ``light'' cigarettes who accused the company of misleading them about health risks, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled.
Brave New Patriot Act
• CNETWhat do mandatory drug testing, cigarette taxes and methamphetamine restrictions have to do with protecting America from terrorists? As far as I can tell, the answer is "nothing." But they nevertheless appear in a 219-page proposed law to r
Europe's spy agencies assisted in CIA grab and ship
• The GuardianCIA prisoners in Europe were apparently abducted and moved between countries illegally, possibly with the aid of national secret services who did not tell their governments. [blame it on bad intelligence]
Bush: The corrupt "are doing a heck of a job" around here
• ReutersPresident Bush offered strong endorsements to two architects of the Iraq war, Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, and said he was as close as ever to top political adviser Karl Rove despite his role in the CIA leak case.
TSA regroups for public transportation invasion
• Washington PostJust two days into an experimental program that would place undercover air marshals in train, bus, ferry and other mass transit stations, the Transportation Security Administration said its test has been scaled back, owing to confusion over the rollo
House renews hated Patriot Act and adds many new intrusions
• New York TimesRenewal of the anti-terrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act was approved overwhelmingly by the House of Representatives today, but the measure's prospects in the Senate remained uncertain.
Pentagon's new torture manual complicates congressional ban on torture
• New York TimesThe U.S. Army has approved a new set of interrogation techniques that could complicate talks between Congress and the White House on legislation that would ban the torture and inhumane treatment of detainees.
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