Review: 'The Watchers,' by Shane Harris

Harris makes a surprisingly persuasive case that Poindexter and his fellow "watchers," intelligence professionals dedicated to building better anti-terrorist mousetraps, were right - or at least onto something that deserved a closer, more thoughtful scrutiny than the scorn and ridicule, not to mention alarm, that it garnered in 2003.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/05/RVN01C33LU.DTL#ixzz0hiLS8t5S

Mike Chertoff Takes See-No-Evil Stance on NSA Wiretaps

As more allegations of questionable wiretapping emerged last week, the former federal judge faced an unprecedented interrogation on the Homeland Security Department’s relationship with the NSA.

CQ Homeland Security (03/07/2008)

Wiretapping's Collateral Damage

The strange spy tale of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright and the administration's push for open-ended electronic surveillance powers combine to create cause for worry — but not just for the reasons many people think.
See story

CQ Politics(01/25/2008)

To Spy Veteran, Ma Bell's Alleged Role in NSA Wiretapping Has Familiar Ring

Marty Kaiser is nearly cackling on the telephone as another e-mail arrives.

“Oh, you’ve gotta see this one,” he says.

He reads a few lines and laughs — it’s another missive from old friends and associates who are chiding him about the latest fallout from the NSA domestic spying case.
See Story

CQ Homeland Security (4/14/2006)