Agence France PresseJune 4, 2009. The government argued it was immune from prosecution on national security grounds in a lawsuit by an Islamic charity that was spied on.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 20, 2009. Harman was allegedly heard saying she'd 'waddle into' the AIPAC case in return for support for her bid to become chair of the Intelligence Committee.
Glenn Greenwald, Salon. April 16, 2009. New reports about NSA spying are the inevitable result of last year's FISA-gutting law, which the Democrats supported.
Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. January 22, 2009. "The National Security Agency had access to all Americans' communications -- faxes, phone calls, and their computer communications."
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. November 24, 2008. And to think, some of us nervous nellies were concerned that the NSA might abuse its surveillance powers.
Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. November 21, 2008. Although not as bad as keeping Gates as Secretary of Defense it would still be a very disappointing selection.
Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. October 9, 2008. Making a sexy phone call overseas? Despite Bush's insistence otherwise, it seems the spooks were listening in.
Aziz Huq, The Nation. June 21, 2008. On fundamental matters of privacy and accountability, the new FISA Amendments Act reduces the separation of powers to a check-the-box exercise.
Jesse Reynolds, AlterNet. September 20, 2007. Are you ready to entrust this deeply personal information to a company that recently received a failing grade in privacy?
Aziz Huq, TheNation.com. August 9, 2007. The Bush Administration has successfully forced on Congress a law that largely authorizes open-ended surveillance of Americans' overseas phone calls and e-mails. How did they do it?
