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Friday, February 17, 2006

NSA Hearing: Link Archive

This is an archive of NSA-related information, but not from this blog.



[ For your convenience, there is an NSA Hearing Link Archive; Click here to read other content in the NSA Hearing Link Archive.]


Court orders NSA to provide information within 20 days. [ Click ]EPIC lawsuit -- [ Click Click]

The NSA program was ineffective. The NYT revelations had no impact. Those they were watching already were using couriers. The NYT revelations came well after JTTF briefed the Congressional leadership of the changes. [ Insight Magazine ]

Senate Coverup Committee: "We support Presidential Rebellions against the Constiution." [ Click ]

Pictures of White House Poodle: [ Click ] -- Do you think that big piece of skin excites Karl Rove?

Pictures of Hitler's Secret Bunker [ Click ]

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Litigation



Fatal admissions: Motion against White House over the unlawful NSA program [ Click ]

Attorney Client Priviledge Violated [ Oregon ] [ Click ]



FISA Changes



Specter Proposal: National Security Surveillance Act of 2006 -- [ Click ]



Audit



Clear vilations of the law, but the system refuses to handle it. What's worse than having an unlawful activity? It's the attitude of, "Can't touch that hot potato."

Courts are looking at civil action, not checking the government power, showing private citizens ahve to force government to act.

Congress refuses to censure, delaying with more investigations.

GAO refuses to touch it, citing the classified activity and the ongoing ligigation in District Court [ Click ]

NSA IG appears to be going around and around whether it will or will not look into the matter. Not sure what the results of the NSA IG review are, if they will be public, or whether the NSA IG is or isn't doing anything.



All the White House excuses and legal arguments do not make sense. They know they've violated the law.

Also, without an audit, we have to make adverse judgements about the President, and here's how you can find out about the NSA activity using open sources: [ Click ]

Tice letter saying he has information about illegal activity [ Click ]