For some time now, the Bush administration has wanted to get clear approval to tap phone conversation of people living abroad, but whose phone conversations pass through US based switching points, so that conversations of terrorists based outside the US can also be intercepted. The current act, the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, [...]
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This is a very interesting response. The White House claims that attorney general Alberto Gonzales, recovering from a testimony that was essentially shown to be untrue after the testimony by FBI Director Mueller, was bound by secrecy laws and hence he should have been believed. One can easily speculate as to how much this particular [...] If you are not related to the media or in politics, the troubles currently visiting Attorney-General may seem a bit incomprehensible. So what are the troubles facing the attorney-general ? He is facing questioning over the firing of some US attorneys. These are political appointments and they serve at the President’s discretion, so firing them [...] The controversy over the firing of the US attorneys by the Bush justice department has been played at various levels and through the media over the past few months. Congress has been attempting to get White House aides and Justice Department personnel to depose in front of them for months now. When Attorney General Gonzales [...] |
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