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How and What Pre War Intel Was Used in Iraq Invasion

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Intelligence, Policy, and the War in Iraq, by Paul R. Pillar, From Foreign Affairs, March/April 2006 Summary: “During the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, writes the intelligence community’s former senior analyst for the Middle East, the Bush administration disregarded the community’s expertise, politicized the intelligence process, and selected unrepresentative raw intelligence to make its… Continue Reading

Net Censorship Abroad – Free Speech Colides With E-commerce?

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Follow-up to February 2, 2006 posting, Hearing Focuses on Internet Censorship in China, this WSJ free feature today: Internet Censorship – Web Firms Face Grilling on China. Related news: New York Times, So Long, Dalai Lama: Google Adapts to China – “Google’s local staff works closely with Chinese officials to ensure that search results from… Continue Reading

Feds Aggressively Pursue Leak of Domestic Spying Info to Public

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New York Times, Inquiry Into Wiretapping Article Widens: “Federal agents have interviewed officials at several of the country’s law enforcement and national security agencies in a rapidly expanding criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding a New York Times article published in December that disclosed the existence of a highly classified domestic eavesdropping program, according to… Continue Reading

FirstGov Adds News RSS Feeds

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“FirstGov.gov Updates – News and Features – Stay on top of important government news and information with the FirstGov Updates – News and Features RSS feed [link to feed]. We’ll update this feed when we update news and featured content on the FirstGov.gov website.” Popular Government Questions from FirstGov.gov – Our government questions RSS feed… Continue Reading

Computer Resource Security Center Draft Guidelines for Media Sanitization

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February 3, 2006: Draft Special Publication 800-88: Guidelines for Media Sanitization: “NIST’s Computer Security Division has completed the initial public draft of Special Publication 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization (40 pages, PDF). This guide is intended to assist organizations and system owners in making practical sanitization decisions based on the level of sensitivity of their… Continue Reading

FCC Proposes Rulemaking to Prevent Sale of Cell Phone Records

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Press release: “The Federal Communications Commission today launched a proceeding to examine whether additional security measures could prevent the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive customer information held by telecommunications companies. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) adopted today, the Commission seeks comment on a variety of issues related to customer privacy, including what security measures… Continue Reading

Agreement Reached on Patriot Act Reauthorization

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Press release: “Republican Senators John Sununu (R-NH), Larry Craig (R-ID), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (on 2/9) announced they have reached agreement with the White House regarding the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act. The package includes modifications to the Conference Report in three specific areas to better protect civil liberties while still… Continue Reading

Survey on Spy Program Reflects Public Concern With Constitutional Freedoms

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ABA press release: “According to a poll commissioned by the American Bar Association and released today, 52 percent of respondents said that in the fight against terrorism, the President of the United States alone cannot suspend constitutional freedoms, with an additional 25 percent saying he must obtain authorization by a court of law or Congress.… Continue Reading