Mort Kondracke apparently got a chance to sit down with Michael Chertoff, Sec of Homeland Defense, to discuss the NSA’s normal process of monitoring international calls, and the process for those leads to go to FISA. There are some very pertinent points in Kondracke’s conclusions: What I understood Chertoff to be saying is that when […]

Richard Clarke, former terrorism czar during the run up to 9-11 that saw us lose Able Danger leads on terrorists Atta, Midhar, Shehhi and Hadmi to some reactionary bureaucratic house cleaning and also lose the leads to Atta in Hamburg, has come out with another of his schizophrenic moments. Clark is always saying how Bush […]

The case being brought by the ACLU and CCR against the administration is obviously weak. People communicating with suspected terrorists are taking on a risk that they should understand. Here are some initial assessments of the claims: For instance, former New Jersey Judge and constitutional scholar Andy Napolitano says that the lawsuits will probably be […]

Would seem so. Since NSA only targets communications with terrorist suspects overseas The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a group of prominent journalists, scholars, attorneys, and national nonprofit organizations (including the ACLU) who frequently communicate by phone and e-mail with people in the Middle East. Because of the nature of their calls and e-mails, […]

UPDATE II: As I converse with the folks at Powerline I am seeing more and more evidence that my suspicions are on correct. Bush did something in 2001 that changed the way things were being done prior to 9-11 – we know that much from all the crazy impeachment talk. Today’s NY Times story discusses […]

UPDATE: Don’t miss Michelle Malkin’s extraordinary round up on this story, and rightfully points out that even sales clerks can play a key role in our defense by being vigilant. Excellent point UPDATE II: Mac Ranger has more on these ‘slugs’ trying to kill us. As I pointed out to Mac, he was being too […]

The Washington Post has vindicated my suspicions on the role of the NSA and FISA. David Ignatius has done his homework and concluded the NSA does international intel, and when they get a solid lead the pass it to FISA. Before FISA is involved, people in the US are under surveillance as contacts communicating with […]

The liberals are taking a well deserved shellacking on their calls to Impeach Bush for using the NSA to stop Terrorists in the US. Fox News has the latest Opinion Dynamics Poll showing the country lining up behind Bush, which means against the liberal democrats 25. Do you think the Patriot Act has helped prevent […]

FoxNews is reporting on Brit Hume’s Special Report by Carl Cameron (right before the midpoint) that Russell Tice did tell someone in Congress about the NSA program. My guess – Sen Rockerfeller. Carl is also reporting Tice did not work on the program which Risen and the NY Times leaked – so therefore it is […]

I seriously doubt Ted Kennedy and his Senate Democrat co-conspirators realize what a bone head move they just made regarding the CAP subpoena for dirt on Alito. While Congress has the power of subpoena, it is clear this planned invasion of privacy of a US Citizen not even involved in the hearings on Judge Alito […]