By SCOTT LINDLAW Associated Press Writer The federal government is urging an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Bush’s domestic eavesdropping program, warning that disclosure of such activities could compromise national security.“The suit’s very subject matter–including the relationship, if any, between AT&T and the government in connection with the secret intelligence activities alleged…
By Robert Schmidt, Tues, March 13 2007 (Bloomberg) The chief aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned amid new revelations about the Bush administration’s ouster of eight U.S. attorneys. The Justice Department announced the resignation of Kyle Sampson, who was Gonzales’s chief of staff. Sampson may be called to testify by Democrats on the…
Discourse.net Posted by Michael : March 12, 2007 When Gonzales first learned that the Justice Department had started an official investigation into the Plame leak, Gonzales waited twelve hours before putting the White House staff on notice that they had to preserve documents and electronic files. Which seemed than (sic) — and seems now —…
By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers Under a little-noticed provision in the USA Patriot Act, the Treasury Department has ordered severe restrictions against foreign banks or countries for reasons beyond the stated purpose of the law and without producing evidence. Section 311 of the 2001 Patriot Act was drafted to halt terrorist financing and money…
