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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Official: Army Has Authority to Spy on Americans

“Contrary to popular belief, there is no absolute ban on [military] intelligence components collecting U.S. person information,” the U.S.Army’s top intelligence officer said in a 2001 memo that surfaced Tuesday.
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CQ Homeland Security (1/31/2006)

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Friday, December 16, 2005

Spying Without Warrants: What's the Rush?

Federal agents in desperate pursuit of a terrorist preparing to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge: That’s the chilling scenario administration officials painted to defend their practice of allowing the National Security Agency (NSA) to secretly eavesdrop on the conversations of hundreds, maybe thousands, of U.S. citizens without going to court for warrants.
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CQ Homeland Security (12/16/2005)

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