Friday, July 10, 2009

Report: Bush Program Extended Beyond Wiretapping

From Yahoo News/AP:

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration authorized secret surveillance activities that still have not been made public, according to a new government report that questions the legal basis for the unprecedented anti-terrorism program.

It's unclear how much valuable intelligence was yielded by the surveillance program started after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, according to the unclassified summary of reports by five inspectors general. The reports mandated by Congress last year were delivered to lawmakers Friday.

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More News On U.S. Secret Surveillance Activities

Warrantless Wiretapping Yielded 'Limited' Results, Report Says -- FOX News
Report: Domestic surveillance program relied on flawed analysis -- CNN
Report: Domestic surveillance program relied on flawed analysis -- CNN
Secrecy Cited in Limiting Effectiveness of Wiretap Program -- Wall Street Journal
Report Says Wiretaps Got Too Little Legal Review -- New York Times
Long-Awaited Warrantless Surveillance Report Finally Released -- Washington Independent
Report: Bush's surveillance program larger than previously thought -- Salon.com
Bush’s Secret NSA Spying May Have Tainted Prosecutions, Report Warns -- Threat Level
What did warrantless wiretapping achieve? -- TPM

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