I note that the immunity provision covers the period from 9/11/01 to 1/17/07: is that a loophole to go after Bush, since the warrantless wiretapping started before 9/11?

Follow up question: will the telecoms be confessing what crimes they committed that they will be immunized from?

Let's all chip in for t-shirts for Pelosi & Hoyer that say, "The Terrorists Won and I Helped!"

Posted at June 19, 2008 7:38 PM in response to The Principles Behind Intelligence Surveillance

Domenici endorsed Heather Wilson for his Senate seat.
She lost.

Domenici endorsed Marco Gonzales, his former chief of staff, for a congressional seat.
He lost.

Domenici's endorsement is worth a bucket of warm spit; and, good thing, too.

Posted at June 4, 2008 10:00 AM in response to Republicans Pick Right-Winger In Key Senate Race, Make Seat More Vulnerable To Dem Takeover

Congrats to the FBI for their closing the barn doors long after the horses have destroyed all the evidence. Cynical, moi?

Posted at May 6, 2008 1:27 PM in response to FBI Raids Home, Office of Office of Special Counsel

Can't wait for summer to read books at the beach? Check out the 'industry's' self-serving periodical:

http://www.serviammagazine.com/

Features in the current issue include:
Partnership Against Heroin
Contractors help the U.S. combat narcoterrorists in Afghanistan

Beyond Government Accountability
A challenging look at U.N. Peacekeepers

Good News! PSCs and NGOs Get Along… Sometimes
Mutual tolerance may be the best outcome in the relationship between PSCs and NGOs

Cost Efficiency
How can we tell if it’s cheaper or costlier to outsource?

Special Report
Activity-Based Costing (ABC): A Defense Department approach

Posted at May 6, 2008 1:23 PM in response to Lawsuit Mars Abu Ghraib Contractor's PR Blitz