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EFF Sues the NSA and Bush Over Illegal Wiretaps

September 19, 2008 B. John 233 Views 0 Comments ACLU, Bush, cheney, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Gonzales, NSA, Surveillance, Wiretaps

CNet News is reporting that the Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed suit against the NSA, George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Alberto Gonzales on behalf of AT&T customers in order to try to halt what EFF calls “massive illegal” warrant-less surveillance of Americans.

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Two Inauspicious Anniversaries Today

January 11, 2008 B. John 226 Views 0 Comments ACLU, Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, Iraqi Parliament, Legislation, S. 1469, senate, Troop Surge

Today marks two auspicious anniversaries. The ACLU is reminding everyone that the national nightmare that is Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp received it’s first detainees six years ago on the 11th, and on the Jan. 10 last year, Bush announced his Troop Surge in Iraq. Which has reduced violence some, but has not accomplished it’s actual stated goal.