Earlier this week, I blogged on how the Office of the Vice President (OVP) was claiming to be exempt from the Executive Orders governing the protection of national secrets. Now we have […]
National secrecy Executive Orders vs. the Office of the Vice President
The office of the President of the United States has a vested interest in protecting the United States. This is, after all, one of the main reasons we have a Presidency in […]
U.S. intelligence gathering: bought and sold
By Martin Bosworth Several months ago Vanity Fair ran an absolutely scathing and incisive expose of SAIC, one of the largest government/military contractors in operation. The author went deep into the ranks […]
“Deliberate ignorance”
By Martin Bosworth Glenn Greenwald does his usual masterful job in analyzing the full horrific consequences of the lengths Abu Gonzales went to in order to ensure that the NSA’s illegal wiretapping […]
Old Blackwater Keep on Rolling…
Buzzflash recently did an interview with Jeremy Scahill, author of a new book on our government’s biggest security vendor, Blackwater. Some of you may have come across it. For those of you […]
Nemesis
By Martin Bosworth My thoughts on the Bush veto are here for those who are interested. “Disgust” sums it up nicely. Perhaps “Anger,” “shame,” “rage,” and “frustration” as well. Actually, a picture’s […]
Security failures at the White House
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card a letter requesting that Mr. Card testify before Rep. […]
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