Newsweek

06/25/08

A Bush administration program to expand domestic use of Pentagon spy satellites has aroused new concerns in Congress about possible civil-liberties abuses. On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment denying money for the new domestic intelligence operation—cryptically named the ‘National Applications Office’—until the Homeland Security secretary certifies that any programs undertaken by the center will ‘comply with all existing laws, including all applicable privacy and civil liberties standards.

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An American military commander is advocating the testing of so-called nonlethal weapons on American citizens prior to using them on our enemies in the Global War on Terrorism. While most Americans and members of the mainstream news media are all wrapped up in coverage of the 2008 presidential election, media critics are complaining about how many important news stories are being ignored. And here's an example: a shocking statement by a top Pentagon official appears to have slipped through the cracks.......

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