Jon Stewart Takes On the NSA

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2006 "The Daily Show" host tees off on the recent report of the NSA's phone call database. "It turns out that there was one specific type of domestic call the government was keeping tabs on. All of them." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Answering His First Question, Tony Snow Misleads Press

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 Amazing. (Or maybe not.) The new White House press secretary (a former Fox News host) kicked off his tenure with a misleading statement about Bush and the NSA program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BellSouth: We Didn’t Give Data to NSA

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 The phone company says that, despite the claims made in the USA Today story, it never provided phone records to the NSA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Powell – NSA Man

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Poll: Majority Disapprove of NSA Database

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 The vast American populace can't always be counted upon to show good sense, but in this case, at least, vox populi has gotten it right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frank Rich: ‘Traitors’ in the White House and Senate

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2006 The fiery N.Y. Times columnist returns from book leave with an attack on the real "traitors" in America: a White House that has compounded lies with incompetence to spy on Americans, run "black site" Eastern European prisons and prosecute an unjust war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Reportedly Pushed NSA to Spy Domestically

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2006 In the wake of Sept 11, the vice president argued that the NSA should intercept purely domestic calls and e-mails without warrants, reports the N Times The NSA ultimately decided against the idea, but this report leaves no doubt about Cheney's regard for civil liberties . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Believe the Flawed NSA-Spying Poll

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 The Washington Post loaded a poll so it would appear that most Americans support the NSA's phone record collection program. Blogger Jane Hamsher did the original analysis on this sloppy poll, and Buzzflash sums it up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Verizon Hit By Two Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuits

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 The telecom giant faces two suits--one for $20 billion, another for $5 billion--for handing over customers' phone records to the NSA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Leslie Cauley

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Truthdig salutes Leslie Cauley, the USA Today reporter who broke the blockbuster story about the NSA's program to amass the records of every phone call made in America. Her scoop laid waste to President Bush's assertion that his domestic spying targets only a handful of suspected terrorists living in the U.S. In the wake of her story, GOP Sen. Arlen Specter is calling for congressional hearings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Presidential Ears

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Wag the Dog?

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 President Bush will deliver a rare (for him) television address, a Monday night talk on immigration reform. Is it too cynical to ask whether he's wagging the dog to distract attention from the NSA phone record issue? Is it possible to be too cynical about Bush's motives? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )