Tag: wiretap
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new york times’ nsa whistleblower reveals himself
from threat level: It’s been three years since The New York Times first broke the news of the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program, based on information provided by an anonymous source. […]
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nsa agents admit spying on americans
from raw replay: ABC’s Brian Ross talked to NSA agents who admit spying on phone calls of Americans that have nothing to do with terrorism investigations. Brian Ross reported: “Despite […]
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change we can spy on
obama supports telecom amnestyfrom threat level: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama supports the spy bill compromise passed by the House Friday, despite having opposed retroactive amnesty to telecoms that […]
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new wiretapping bill a ‘repugnant’ ‘capitulation’
from thinkprogress: Under a “compromise” wiretapping bill the House is expected to approve tomorrow, U.S. phone companies that cooperated with President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program after Sept. 11 “could be […]
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taser, fema, deutsche, scotus, guinea pigs & spooks
deputy tasers student against direct ordersfrom raw story: Outside a Maryland high school gym last Wednesday, sophomore Brandon Bennett got into a small altercation with a fellow student. It was […]
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wv’s rockefeller let’s slip the spying truth
from threat level: In a Senate floor speech, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) inadvertently made plain that the proposed changes to the nation’s spying laws radically expand how the government […]
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homeland stupidity won’t pay its phone bills
fbi wiretaps dropped due to unpaid billsfrom washington post: The FBI, which has had trouble keeping track of its guns and laptops, also has a chronic problem paying its phone […]
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nsa punishes qwest for refusing to spy on americans
from thinkprogess: Documents released in an insider trading trial yesterday reveal that “the National Security Agency and other government agencies retaliated against Qwest because the Denver telco refused to go […]
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senate passes bush-backed spy bill
from reuters: The Democratic-led U.S. Senate, amid warnings of further attacks on the United States, approved a bill on Friday that would allow President George W. Bush to maintain his […]
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attorney general promises to detail spying program
from npr: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales tells Congress that he will hand over some legal documents describing the Bush administration’s domestic surveillance program. The pledge ends a two-week standoff between […]
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news on the march
Cuban mob attacks human rights protestersfrom washington post: More than 200 Cuban government supporters attacked 15 human rights activists on International Human Rights Day on Sunday, manhandling the demonstrators as […]
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New Eminem Track References Wiretaps, Assassinations & 9/11
A track entitled ‘Public Enemy #1’ on Eminem’s upcoming mixtape The Re-up caught my ear this afternoon. The track features a simple almost militant style beat somewhat similar in tone to his last politically motivated track Mosh.