In a time-honored, if not honorable, tradition, Obama has shown, in moving from primary to presidential campaigns, that he too is the master of bait and switch.
He now supports what will result in immunity being granted to the telephone companies that chose to help the Bush administration to illegally spy on American citizens—NYT.
Blech.
The Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Air Marshall Angus Houston, told the Senate Estimates hearing today that the war in Afghanistan may last another ten years. Not only that, but the CDF said that without a lot more troops on the ground, we face “strategic failure” in Afghanistan.
An uncomfortable Minister Faulkner sat stone [...]
2,370 warrant requests granted in 2007, up 9% from 2006, to search or eavesdrop on suspected terrorists and spies in the U.S.
9,254 national security letters issued in 2005; 12,583 in 2006 (data for 2007 is not yet available). Such letters request information like your bank account details and telephone usage, but do not rely on a court order and are issued without informing the person spied upon. Read more »
Two things jumped out at me after sitting today’s evidence exam (apart from the fact that the seats in the Examination Schools are bloody uncomfortable). Read more »
One thing that’s puzzled me for a long time is how Australia has been able to continue to deploy soldiers to all manner of risky spots without significant casualties. Did our diggers have some kind of movie-style good-guy bullet repulsion field? Read more »
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