During his testimony in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee today, NSA Director Keith...
Category - FISA
The Guardian Walks Back Prism Allegations
via LGF, The Guardian has changed their story on Prism, however this is not a correction to the...
Former NSA Analysts, Lawyers: Snowden Claims Are “Absurd”
According to the Los Angeles Times, former NSA analysts and lawyers for the agency are casting...
Google Asks for Permission to Disclose FISA Requests
Even though the original story has fallen apart, the prevailing narrative at certain publications...
If You’re Wondering Who Helped Pass the NSA’s Eavesdropping Powers, Here Are Some Familiar Names…
My Tuesday column and some recent history on FISA and the NSA: On his show last Friday, while the...
The Chase
Artist – David Fitzsimmons I agree with most of what Jeffrey Toobin has to say here, arguing...
Congress Briefed 22 Times on Section 702 of FISA Since 2011
Citing a senior administration official, Sam Stein reports that members of congress have been...
Al Franken: I’m Not Surprised, This Isn’t About Spying on Americans
During an interview with the StarTribune, Senator Al Franken confirmed that the Senate Judiciary...
The Al Goring And Jimmy Cauterization Of The President
Oh, fuck you, corporate media. You sorry piece of amalgamated shit. I’ve been watching...
NSA Bombshell Story Falling Apart Under Scrutiny; Key Facts Turning Out to Be Inaccurate
A special weekend column: It turns out, the NSA PRISM story isn’t quite the bombshell that...
Moving the Goal Posts
Under the dishonest headline of “Tech Companies Concede to Surveillance Program,” the...
I Think I'm Gonna Barf
President Bush is about to sign the FISA Amendments Bill and of course he's playing it like it is:...
The Thing With Congress Is…
...With all of the problems we're having right now, the can't-live-without-it bill on the table for...
Senator Obama Screwed Up
Senator Obama voted for the FISA Amendments Bill which passed this afternoon by a large margin. No...
Aw Crap
All three FISA amendments failed today. Both Senators Clinton and Obama voted for the Dodd, Specter...
Tomorrow's FISA Votes
The Senate will be voting on various amendments to the FISA bill tomorrow. Now, Senator Obama isn't...
John Dean on Obama's FISA Position
This is worth a read. Some history about presidents prosecuting law-breakers from previous...
Politics of the Weird
So late last year, Senator Reid went to war against Senator Dodd on FISA. Then, earlier this year...