John Byrne, Raw Story A federal court struck down part of the USA Patriot Act Thursday, saying a provision that barred those receiving “National Security Letters” from discussing them was unconstitutional. …U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero wrote, “In light of the seriousness of the potential intrusion into the individual’s personal affairs and the significant…
By Jonathan Bell, Inter Press Service Repatriated Guantanamo Bay detainment camp prisoners have once again been mistreated at the hands of their home countries despite “diplomatic assurances” of humane treatment made to the U.S. government, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday. The report, titled “Ill-fated Homecomings: A Tunisian Case Study of Guantanamo…
The Associated Press The White House abandoned an automatic archiving system for its e-mail in 2002 and did not replace it, says a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the Executive Office of the President. The suit by the National Security Archive, a private group, is the latest effort to find out whether the Bush administration lost…
By JEFFREY ROSEN, New York Times …Goldsmith emphasizes that he was not opposed to investigating the leak, which he agreed with President Bush did “great harm to the nation.” In addition, he shared the White House’s concern that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act might prevent wiretaps on international calls involving terrorists. But Goldsmith deplored the…
