Archive for October 5th, 2006
Bush says he can edit security reports
Associated Press | Oct. 5, 2006
WASHINGTON – President Bush, again defying Congress, says he has the power to edit the Homeland Security Department’s reports about whether it obeys privacy rules while handling background checks, ID cards and watchlists.
In the law Bush signed Wednesday, Congress stated no one but the privacy officer could alter, delay [...]
Ashcroft Stopped Flying Right After CIA Warning
9/11 Blogger | Oct. 4 2006
A post at Daily K os points out that former Attorney General John Ashcroft stopped flying commercial airplanes immediately after receiving the warning of an imminent attack from CIA director George Tenet.
“The White House is in full panic mode trying to find a way to spin the now-admitted fact that [...]
Software Being Developed to Monitor Opinions of U.S.
New York Times | Oct. 4, 2006
By ERIC LIPTON
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 — A consortium of major universities, using Homeland Security Department money, is developing software that would let the government monitor negative opinions of the United States or its leaders in newspapers and other publications overseas.
Such a “sentiment analysis” is intended to identify potential [...]
The Rockefeller File
