I have a simple, elegant proposal to fix the relationship between FISA and the NSA so as to protect people from improper surveillance and still keep an eye on terrorist activities in America. I have a suggestion on how to adjust FISA statutes so judges cannot use personal opinion to select valid or invalid leads […]

Those who visit this blog know I have been suspect of the entire NSA -FISA issue since day one when we learned the resigning Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) judge was not concerned about NSA bypassing the FISC, but was stated to be worried about the NSA ‘tainting’ the FISA process. That can only mean […]

** Major Update Below ** In a clearly one sided piece today the Washington Post runs an article by Charles Babington that decries the tensions in the Senate Intelligence Committee and blames – republicans! How pathetic. Inter-party animosity has simmered since the 1990s, but it heated up when Republicans took steps to limit probes into […]

The speed with which the Congress jumped on the Administration’s bandwagon to sanction the monitoring of Al Qaeda contacts here in the US is truly stunning. What was a big issue since the NY Times leaked misinformation in Decemeber to the Congressional rebuke on the FISA Court in the newly agreed to legislation agreed to […]

** update at end **  Today the tide completed its turn away from the media lies and spin and towards common sense. The NSA story started off as a media-made fantasy where supposedly Bush ordered the NSA to defy the FISA act and go witch hunting. In the end it was learned that the only […]

The revelations about the NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program have not yet made the national news – but they will. Instead of an effort to bypass FISA, FISA court judges leaked to the Washington Post a while back the fact they have been rejecting leads of possible terrorists in the US simply because they do not […]

The recent suit being brought by a Saudi group, alleged to have laundered charity money to Al Qaeda, against the NSA for intercepting their calls is going to be an interesting spectacle. I see the potential (all speculation here) for some serious missteps on the part of the NSA bashers. We should assume the lawyers […]

Well, it looks like the investigation into who leaked the NSA surveillance program against Al Qaeda members overseas (and as a by product, who they talk to here in the US) has added a new member. Mac Ranger picked up on Sen Jay Rockefeller when his name appeared in the original NY Times story last […]

 UPDATE: I hate WordPress 2 and its new editor interface.  When I copy a post to spell check it in word it loses all the links.  I fixed the link I lost to the original article END UPDATE “Democrats, NY Times, ACLU Align With Al Qaeda” – catchy title, isn’t it? Makes you wonder what […]

In a blindly stupid move the NY Times is attempting to sue the US government to disclose classified, national security information regarding NSA monitoring of our enemies. The New York Times sued the US Defense Department demanding that it hand over documents about the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program. The Times wants a list […]