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ontheroad · 12-12-2007, 03:45 PM

This is a new one, and one I find difficult to accept on many grounds, including some that border on a suspicion we are in for more rather than less interference in public discourse--including on forums.

A new intelligence institution to be inaugurated soon by the Bush administration will allow government spying agencies to conduct broad surveillance and reconnaissance inside the United States for the first time.

Here's a link to the article.

http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14821

NewToCA · 12-12-2007, 03:53 PM

Great...now we have another source to make threads and/or postings disappear.

I'm surprised this didn't get more coverage and discussion.

burdell · 12-12-2007, 04:13 PM

I guess panic is setting in that the administration only has about 13 months remaining to totally usurp the Constitution.

saganista · 12-12-2007, 04:26 PM

I believe that Congress requested, and DHS complied with, a suspension of the proposed NAO domestic program to allow Congress more time for hearings into the details.

ontheroad · 12-12-2007, 04:28 PM

Anything concrete on this, saganista?

Quote:

Originally Posted by saganista

I believe that Congress requested, and DHS complied with, a suspension of the proposed NAO domestic program to allow Congress more time for hearings into the details.

saganista · 12-12-2007, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ontheroad

Anything concrete on this, saganista?

http://homeland.house.gov/SiteDocuments/20070907154522-02923.pdf (broken link)

There was also a piece on AlterNet from the CorpWatch guy last week...

http://www.alternet.org/rights/69105/ (broken link)

ontheroad · 12-12-2007, 04:51 PM

The alternet link doesn't work but I get it fourteen times a day.

Thanks.

ParkTwain · 12-12-2007, 05:23 PM

Heil! Heil! Heil!

saganista · 12-12-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ontheroad

The alternet link doesn't work but I get it fourteen times a day.

Thanks.

Hmmm. It's the proper link...straight from the Address bar. Try copying and pasting the URL into yours. Maybe c-d blocks AlterNet or AlterNet blocks c-d? Otherwise, it's dated Dec 6...

ontheroad · 12-12-2007, 06:51 PM

Not to worry. The link I posted came from either Alternet or Common Dreams, but today.

Still wondering about all this undercover stuff; hate it frankly. Already have had my phone tapped.