The Secret Government
Christopher Hayes : Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
An effective investigation into the breadth of the CIA's interrogation programs must be bipartisan, similar to the work of the Church Committee in the 1970s.
US Intelligence/Covert Ops
Subsections:
2009
2008
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The American Way of Spying
Spencer Ackerman : Non-Fiction
The history of American intelligence-gathering is rife with incompetence, dysfunction and contempt toward legislative oversight.
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Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds
House Democrats capitulate to pass a surveillance bill that further compromises our privacy and limits accountability of the government and telecoms. Will the Senate fight back?
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Hothead McCain
The GOP nominee favors unilateralism and "rogue state rollback."
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Wiretapped Out
: George W. Bush Administration
The House stalemate with the White House over electronic surveillance creates a rare moment to reconsider an array of unconstitutional post-9/11 laws.
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Will the Senate OK More Bush Spying?
Ari Melber : Civil Rights & Liberties
Democratic leaders are poised to validate Bush's illegal surveillance, giving up even more ground than their Republican colleagues did. Why?
2007
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Dodd Refuses to Cave on Domestic Spying
As his fellow Democrats rush to pass the President's intelligence bill, Christopher Dodd stands his ground.
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Protecting the Wiretappers
Aziz Huq : Civil Rights & Liberties
Telecommunications giants already are shielded from lawsuits for future warrantless spying; now the White House seeks to absolve them of past misdeeds.
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The Real Lesson of the Padilla Conviction
David Cole : Civil Rights & Liberties
If it had followed the rule of law from the outset, the Bush Administration could have brought many terrorists to justice by now.
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Data-Mining Our Liberties
Aziz Huq : Constitutional Questions
Despite blistering criticism of warrantless surveillance, the Bush Administration rammed a law through Congress that authorizes spying on our calls and e-mails. How did they get away with it?
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Outsourcing Intelligence
Key aspects of national security, including intelligence and analysis used to create the President's Daily Brief, have been turned over to private corporations.
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Hiding the Ball
Bush's about-face on warrantless surveillance demonstrates what a difference a Democratic majority makes.
2006
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The Culture of Leaks
David Corn : Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The political culture of Washington is fueled by gossip, intrigue and leaks. It was a combination that turned toxic in the Valerie Plame Affair.
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Render Unto Syria
Will anyone in the somnambulant White House press corps dare ask the President why he would "render" a Canadian to Syria to be tortured and imprisoned without charges?
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Lawless 'Compromises'
: Torture
Prime midyear election issues: Torture and eavesdropping are illegal. We are a nation founded on the rule of law.
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A Scandal If Not a Crime
: George W. Bush Administration
The White House behaved unethically by exposing Valerie Plame's identity. Escaping prosecution is not the same as escaping judgment.
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What Valerie Plame Really Did at the CIA
Valerie Plame was no mere analyst or paper-pusher at the CIA. She was an operations officer working on a top priority of the Bush Administration: searching out intelligence on Iraq's weapon's of mass destruction.
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