Staff / TruthdigJan 30, 2006
The Gray Lady, in an editorial, eviscerates Bush's defense of his spying program, point by point. | editorial Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 26, 2006
The White House rejected a 2002 Senate proposal to ease surveillance warrant restrictions, saying such a move would probably be unconstitutional. The Washington Post picks up the story blazed by Glenn Greenwald. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 24, 2006
The president is now calling it the "Terrorist Surveillance Program." | storyOK, Mr. Bush, but what about the non-terrorists being swept up in your nets? Not that we're surprised by the new moniker; this is the guy who legalized an increase in air pollution and called it "Clear Skies," and labeled a tree-slashing program "Healthy Forests." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 23, 2006
Think Progress notes that the Arizona senator is the latest in a long list of Republican conservatives who have expressed strong doubts about the program's legality. | blogCrooks and Liars has the video. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 18, 2006
After the attorney general dismissed the vexed former veep's charges of illegal spying, Gore swats back: No wonder you didn't defend yourself on the issues--you can't | releaseMeanwhile, a group of arch-conservatives call for hearings into Bush's program Hey, if you've lost Grover Norquist and David Keeneasp?id=59381" title="release">release . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 16, 2006
A year before his death, Martin Luther King Jr. called America the "greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." His comments and actions made him the object of a massive, FBI-led audio surveillance program into his sex life. Check out our multimedia assemblage in Uncovered. | entry Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Blair Golson / TruthdigJan 16, 2006
Back in 1968, it wasn't the Fox network but Time and the Washington Post that branded war critics as fifth columnists. Also, read about an illegal wiretap operation that makes today's version look downright cordial. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 11, 2006
Members of Congress question whether the agency can investigate itself | story Meanwhile, a dream team of 14 legal scholars and ex-gov't officials write a memo to the DOJ calling the NSA program illegalhuffingtonpostcom/geoffrey-r-stone/why-the-nsa-surveillance-_b_13522html" title="story">story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Jon Wiener / TruthdigJan 11, 2006
Bush rolled out an old canard about Bin Laden and the media rolled over. An inside look at the sticking power of a falsehood. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Blair Golson / TruthdigJan 3, 2006
An intense debate has been raging on Op-Ed pages and in the blogosphere over the legality of President Bush's warrantless domestic surveillance program. What follows is a roundup of some of the most influential, talked-about and linked-to analyses. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 2, 2006
The president attempts to explain how his 2004 claim that "a wiretap requires court orders" squares with his warrantless surveillance program. Times reporter Eric Licthblau calls Bush's comments "at odds" with those of his senior aides. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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