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Bush Planning To Abolish State Homeland Security Grant Program

Posted by nytexan

It appears that Bush just pulled fast one on his loyal LIEberman. LIEberman, who chairs the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, released the statement below regarding Bush’s plan to scrap a grant program to first responders which Bush had signed into law. The program, know as The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) was implemented through [...]

H.R. 1955: Another Reason For Paranoia

Posted by bosskitty

SEC. 899C. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENT RADICALIZATION AND IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE.
 
H.R.1955
Title: To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 4/19/2007) Cosponsors (14)
Latest Major Action: 10/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the [...]

Japanese Play Down Historical Indiscretions, Just Like We Do

Posted by bosskitty

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Provisions of Patriot Act Unconstitutional

Posted by nytexan

Finally a judge has ruled on what many Americans have known for some time, that the FBI’s national security letters are a violation of the Constitution.

A federal judge today struck down portions of the USA Patriot Act as unconstitutional, ordering the FBI to stop issuing “national security letters” that secretly demand customer information from Internet [...]

Gonzales To Oversee Death Penalty

Posted by nytexan

This is stunning, Alberto Gonzales the guy who can’t recall where he put his shoes will be in charge of overseeing the death penalty. Obviously there were several items that were missed by the 109th Congress when they reauthorized the Patriot Act. Interesting that the items missed have to do with the Department of [...]

King George Is Writing What Secret Disaster Plan? … Ooooh, I Feel Safer Now

Posted by bosskitty

States Feel Left Out Of Disaster Planning
By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Wednesday, August 8, 2007
A decision by the Bush administration to rewrite in secret the nation’s emergency response blueprint has angered state and local emergency officials, who worry that Washington is repeating a series of mistakes that contributed to [...]

Good Timing For Bush - American Al Qaeda Speaks

Posted by bosskitty

Qaeda video vows attacks on US missions
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - A wanted American member of Al-Qaeda has warned in a new video that US diplomatic missions and other interests were ‘legitimate targets,’ vowing that the network would attack these ’spy dens.’
In the footage compiled by Al-Qaeda’s production arm As-Sahab, an unnamed narrator singled out US [...]

Bush Ability to “Strike Fear” Trumps The Bill Of Rights

Posted by bosskitty

House Approves Wiretap Measure
White House Bill Boosts Warrantless Surveillance
By Ellen Nakashima and Joby Warrick Washington Post
The Democratic-controlled House last night approved and sent to President Bush for his signature legislation written by his intelligence advisers to enhance their ability to intercept the [...]

King George Wins Wiretapping For All Foreigners

Posted by bosskitty

Associated Press
House Approves Foreign Wiretap Bill
WASHINGTON -
The House handed President Bush a victory Saturday, voting to expand the government’s abilities to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign suspects whose communications pass through the United States.
The 227-183 vote, which followed the Senate’s approval Friday, sends the bill to Bush for his signature. He had urged Congress [...]

Tough Choices: Who Should We Fear, Them Or Us

Posted by bosskitty

Maliki: timetable for US withdrawal not possible
Iraqi PM says neither Baghdad nor Washington can set timetable for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
Collapsing Bridges vs. War in Iraq
The Bush administration’s spending priorities - including an estimated $1 trillion for an unnecessary war - will cost the lives not only of US soldiers and Iraqi civilians [...]

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