Did US Government Snoop on Americans' Phone Calls?

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Subject: Did US Government Snoop on Americans' Phone Calls?


NSA allegedly eavesdropped on Americans' private calls; Alaska Supreme Court rejects appeal to block investigation of Sarah Palin; H. Bruce Franklin writes for Truthout on McCain's hardline nuclear policy positions; federal appeals court blocks Chinese-born Muslims' release from Guantanamo Bay; Robert Kuttner on who controls the economy between November and January; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org

t r u t h o u t | 10.10

Did US Government Snoop on Americans' Phone Calls?
http://www.truthout.org/101008J
Jonathan S. Landay, McClatchy Newspapers: "The Senate Intelligence Committee is examining allegations by two former U.S. military linguists that the super-secret National Security Agency routinely eavesdropped on the private telephone calls of American military officers, journalists and aid workers. NSA interceptors purportedly shared some intercepts of highly personal conversations, including 'phone sex.'"

Supreme Court Won't Block Troopergate Inquiry
http://www.truthout.org/101008K
Sean Cockerham, Anchorage Daily News: "The Alaska Supreme Court today rejected an attempt by a group of six Republican legislators to shut down the Legislature's investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin. The ruling means that Steve Branchflower, the investigator hired by the Legislative Council, will release his report as scheduled on Friday."

H. Bruce Franklin | A Small Nuclear Blunder?
http://www.truthout.org/101008L
H. Bruce Franklin, Truthout: "McCain's position on nuclear proliferation two years ago is still his position today. Forget meaningful negotiations, ignore the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and rely on threats and force to keep nations such as Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. So it's not hard to understand how Sarah Palin, after her pre-debate crash course in talking points, could end up saying that Iran should not be allowed to have nuclear energy."

Appeals Court Blocks Release of Guantanamo Detainees
http://www.truthout.org/101008M
Marisa Taylor, McClatchy Newspapers: "A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the release of 17 Chinese-born Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a day after a landmark decision required them to be shipped to the U.S. The move Wednesday night by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sets the stage for a protracted court battle over the fate of the men, who've been held for nearly seven years despite being cleared for release by the U.S. military."

Robert Kuttner | Who Will Look After the Economy Until January?
http://www.truthout.org/101008N
Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect: "If that Barack Obama is our next president, the interregnum, now 'only' two-and-a-half months, will take on many of the morbid characteristics of the winter of 1932. George W. Bush is a spent force -- an irrelevance. On November 5, Barack Obama becomes the chief executive in-waiting, while the legal powers of office still belong to Bush. The Paulson plan, not even a week old, has been adjudged a failure by the world's financial markets. We are on the verge of a full blown depression, and time is of the essence."
[NOTE: Dick Cheney and his company, Halliburton, are NOT irrelevant....klw]