Since my esteemed collegue kind of set the theme for the week, I´ll try to sing along. If you follow the link below you will find a timeline delineating the activities of the Junior Bush within the realm of civil liberties. With very little doubt these all are nadshots too…
2001
January
Presidential directive delays indefinitely the scheduled release of presidential documents (authorized by the Presidential Records Act of 1978) pertaining to the Reagan-Bush administration. Link
Bush and Cheney begin process of radically broadening scope of documents and information which can be deemed classified. Link
February
The National Security Agency (NSA) sets up Project Groundbreaker, a domestic call monitoring program infrastructure. Link
Spring
Bush administration order authorizes NSA monitoring of domestic phone and internet traffic. Link
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1 Comment
17. December 2007 at 7:31 am
A very fitting follow-up. I’m sure there’s more where that was thought up…