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Disclosure of Terrorist Finance Tracking Program

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Follow-up to June 22, 2006 posting, Government Mines Global Financial Data in War on Terror, the following related government documents and news today includes:

  • Press release: Statement of Treasury Secretary John W. Snow on
    Disclosure of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program    : “Given our intimate knowledge of the global financial system and financial flows, along with our close working relationships with financial institutions around the world, Treasury is uniquely positioned to track these terrorist money flows both internationally and domestically. This is part of an overall governmental effort to map terrorist networks and apprehend terrorists around the world. By following the money, the U.S. has been able to locate operatives and their financiers, chart terrorist networks, help bring them to justice, and save lives.”
  • E&P: Lichtblau of ‘NYT’ Explains Attempt to Halt His Bank Records Scoop
  • Cheney Assails Press on Report on Bank Data
  • SWIFT statement on compliance policy, Published on 23 June 2006: “In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, SWIFT responded to compulsory subpoenas for limited sets of data from the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury. Our fundamental principle has been to preserve the confidentiality of our users’ data while complying with the lawful obligations in countries where we operate. Striking that balance has guided SWIFT through this process with the United States Department of the Treasury.”
  • LA Times (reg. req’d), Officials Defend Bank Data Tracking. Amid privacy concerns, the Bush administration portrays the Treasury Department’s secret program as crucial to the war on terrorism.
  • Rep. King: NYT Reporters Should Be Charged Under Espionage Act
  • Overblown cover – Commentary: Why make a federal case out of money-tracing story? by Thomas Kostigen, MarketWatch

    • NARA Seminar on Mandatory Declassification of Gov. Docs.

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    Press release: “A free workshop [June 30, 2006 – Jefferson Room National Archives Building 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC, 20408]sponsored by the National Archives Information Security Oversight Office that is aimed at informing the researcher public and the media of their rights in obtaining the maximum information by requesting a declassification review of classified… Continue Reading

    EFF Argues Merits of Lawsuit on NSA Telephone Surveillance

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    “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal judge today that the government should not be allowed to use the “state secrets privilege” to preempt the class-action lawsuit against AT&T. EFF’s suit accuses AT&T of collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in illegally spying on millions of Americans — handing over customers’ telephone and… Continue Reading

    Appeals Court Rules Against SEC on Hedge Fund Oversight

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    U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 04-1434a Goldstein, Phillip vs. SEC SEC, 17 CFR Parts 275 and 279,[Release No. IA-2333; File No. S7-30-04] RIN 3235-AJ25, Registration Under the Advisers Act of Certain Hedge Fund Advisers, Final Rule. “In a controversial move in late 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided to require… Continue Reading

    FTC and Navy Notifiy Individuals of ID Theft

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    FTC press release: “The Commission today announced it is notifying approximately 110 individuals that two FTC laptop computers, one of which contained some of their personally identifiable information, were stolen from a locked vehicle. The FTC has no reason to believe the information on the laptops, as opposed to the laptops themselves, was the target… Continue Reading