Staff / TruthdigFeb 8, 2006
Bush attends the services of Coretta Scott King while simultaneously pressing on with a warrantless spying program | storyForty years ago, the FBI used illegal wiretaps in an attempt to blackmail King's husband | Truthdig filesPlus a change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 6, 2006
As Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares for Monday's hearings, we should keep in mind the president's 2004 statement about warrantless wiretaps: "Anytime you hear the United States government talking about a wiretap, it requires--a wiretap requires a court order" (Hat tip: crooksandliarscom) | video. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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 )
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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 )
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 9, 2006
Congressional research arm says spy program conflicts with existing law, hinges on weak arguments | more Dig deeper ( 1 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJan 2, 2006
Two of Bush's most senior advisors made an emergency visit in 2004 to a hospitalized John Ashcroft to get him to override his deputy and sign off on a continued warrantless domestic surveillance program. Read the story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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