The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to civil rights and privacy advocates who oppose the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program. ...more

February 20, 2008

Once again, politics is rearing its ugly and menacing head in the arena of national security. ...more

February 15, 2008

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday that a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency would be a step back to the past, turning her husband's image of a bridge to the future against her. The former first lady decried the tenor of his comments in an interview with The Associated Press. ...more

January 31, 2008

Recent op-ed articles imply that partisan political party objectives are more important than national security. One chastised a general for wearing his military decorations. Another protested some restrictions of expanded interpretations of constitutional free speech rights. Specifically government tapping or telephones intended to learn whether or not callers were involved in plots against our country. As a war president, F.D.R employed far more drastic measures to curb espionage efforts to exploit freedom of speech. Japanese-Americans, including Japanese spies, were interned, fed and cared for during hostilities. Espionage was effectively stifled. I believe the great majority of Americans are willing to accept the possibility that their telephones could be tapped in efforts to apprehend the enemy that have infiltrated our un-enforced immigration laws. That great majority of Americans have nothing to hide from a telephone tapping. ...more

January 12, 2008

In reply to the recent Highlands Today cartoon, where the boy asks, "If America is the 'home of the brave,' why are so many of the brave homeless?" the answer is because America is also the home of the heartless world supremacy economic profit system. ...more

November 27, 2007

The U.S. government spent $43.5 billion on intelligence in 2007, according to the first official disclosure under a new law implementing recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission. ...more

October 31, 2007

The House overwhelmingly passed federal protections for journalists pressured to reveal confidential sources Tuesday, as lawmakers from both parties backed legislation that advocates for the news media have sought for a generation. ...more

October 17, 2007

The House will vote by year's end on legislation that would shield reporters from being forced to reveal their sources in some cases in federal court, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. ...more

October 5, 2007

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that Iran would not launch an attack on Israel or any other country, and he does not think the United States is preparing for war against Iran. ...more

September 25, 2007