Stumble it!Several things I’ve noticed in the news
posted in Daily News, Politics by themaiden |Making Orwell Proud
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released an analysis of some of the files its recieved concerning the EFF suit against AT&T for its involvement in the US government’s domestic spying program. There is a synopsis of the report at wired.blogs. Of interest is…
The internet surveillance program covers domestic traffic, not just international traffic. Marcus notes that the AT&T spy rooms are “in far more locations than would be required to catch the majority of international traffic”; the configuration in the San Francisco office promiscuously sends all data into the secret room; and there’s no reliable way an analysis could infer a user’s physical location from their IP address. This, of course, directly contradicts President Bush’s description of the “Terrorist Surveillance Program.”
On the bright side, USA Today is reporting that the government’s call database is not as wide as initially believed.
More Misbehavior in Iraq
The U.S. Army will investigate charges that five American soldiers were involved in the killings of four Iraqi relatives, including a woman who had been raped, military officials said Friday. It’s the sixth current inquiry into the alleged slayings of Iraqi civilians by American troops.
Six.
This is the sixth such inquiry, and this one includes a rape. Is this really how we win the ‘war’ on terror? By proving to potential terrorist that we are the bastards the radicals believe us to be? Is this how we win the hearts of the middle east?
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