Tag Archives: September 11
NSA Reform: When 293 Votes Is Not A Majority
Late this afternoon, I was informed that the only NSA reform measure to pass either chamber of Congress this year–the Lofgren/Massie amendment to the FY15 DoD approps bill–is being stripped out of that bill as part of the House-Senate deal … Continue reading
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Tagged AUMF, Capitol Hill, civil liberties, Congress, FISA, FISC, NSA, PATRIOT Act, Politics, September 11, Snowden, surveillance, Tom Massie, Zoe Lofgren
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Where I Was On 9/11 [BOOK EXCERPT]
I rolled over and looked at the clock: 8:55 a.m. I’d called into work about an hour earlier, leaving a voicemail that I wouldn’t be in that day. The scratchy throat I’d felt the night before had grown much worse … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, Congress, Pentagon, September 11, World Trade Center
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Long Strange Journey 