Saturday, September 08, 2007
Big Brother is watching no matter how much he denies it......
F.B.I. Data Mining Reached Beyond Target Suspects 08 Sep 2007
Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government
08 Sep 2007
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F.B.I. Data Mining Reached Beyond Target Suspects 09 Sep 2007 The F.B.I. cast a much wider net in its terrorism investigations than it has previously acknowledged by relying on telecommunications companies to analyze phone-call and e-mail patterns of the associates of Americans who had come under suspicion, according to newly obtained bureau records. The documents indicate that the Federal Bureau of Investigation used secret demands for records to obtain data not only on individuals it saw as targets but also details on their "community of interest" — the network of people that the target in turn was in contact with.
Wide Net Cast in Terrorism Inquiries 08 Sep 2007 FBI demands to telecommunications companies went beyond requesting phone records of customers under suspicion to include analyses of their broader patterns of communication with others as well, newly obtained documents show. The Federal Bureau of Investigation used national security letters to request information on the wider "community of interest" linked to individuals under suspicion, according to the documents.
US auditor queries military Iraq casualty figures 07 Sep 2007 An independent US government auditor on Friday cast doubt on US military statistics expected to show a huge dip in sectarian violence in Iraq under the current troop surge strategy. Comptroller General David Walker said there was a "significant difference" of approach between the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which he heads, and Pentagon evaluations of violence in Iraq.
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