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Can Journalists Be Prosecuted for Receiving Classified Information?

A federal judge ruled last week that private citizens could be prosecuted if the government decides they have received or disclosed information harmful to national security. We take a look at the significance of the ruling and its implication for investigative journalists. [includes rush transcript]
Aug 18, 2006 | Story
The One Percent Doctrine: Journalist Ron Suskind on the Deliberate U.S. Bombing of Al Jazeera, Losing Bin Laden and More

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind joins us to discuss his new book, "The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America’s Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11." In it, Suskind writes that that the U.S deliberately bombed the Kabul, Afghanistan offices of Al Jazeera in 2001. [includes rush transcript]
Jul 14, 2006 | Story
Veteran Journalist Robert Scheer on Playing President: My Close Encounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan and Clinton- and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush

We speak with veteran journalist and author Robert Scheer about his new book, "Playing President: My Close Encounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan and Clinton- and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush." [includes rush transcript]
Jul 10, 2006 | Story
Pentagon Spying on Gay, Antiwar Groups More Widespread than Previously Acknowledged

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network released documents earlier this week showing that the Pentagon conducted surveillance on a more extensive level than first reported late last year. We speak with the executive director of SLDN and a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who recently filed a federal lawsuit to force the agency to turn over additional records. [includes rush transcript]
Jun 29, 2006 | Story
Is Bush Administration's Bank Spy Program One Part of a Resurgent Total Information Awareness?

The Bush administration is lashing out at media outlets for their reports on the government’s secret monitoring of international bank transactions without court-approval. We speak with Georgetown law professor Jonathan Turley about Total Information Awareness–he says the program was never really killed. [includes rush transcript]
Jun 27, 2006 | Story
Federal Judge Rules U.S. Can Detain Non-Citizens Indefinitely on Basis of Religion, Race or National Origin

A federal judge in Brooklyn has ruled the government can legally detain non-citizens on the sole basis of their religion, race or national origin and then detain them indefinitely. We speak with an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights that filed a lawsuit in the case. [includes rush transcript]
Jun 16, 2006 | Story
U.S. Court Rules Wrongfully-Held Detainee Khaled El-Masri Can't Sue CIA For Kidnapping Him

German citizen Khaled El-Masri tried to sue the CIA for wrongfully kidnapping and abusing him. But last week, a U.S. District Court dismissed the case on the grounds it would jeapordize state secrets. We’re speak El-Masri’s attorney, Ben Wizner of the ACLU. [includes rush transcript]
May 25, 2006 | Story
Hayden Defends Domestic Spy Program At Confirmation Hearing

General Michael Hayden appeared before Senate Thursday for his confirmation hearings to become the new head of the CIA. The former director of the National Security Agency repeatedly defended the legality of the NSA’s secret warrant-less domestic eavesdropping program that he helped design. [includes rush transcript]
May 19, 2006 | Story
Confirmation Hearing Opens for CIA Nominee and Former NSA-Head Michael Hayden

For the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks, the full Senate and House Intelligence Committees were briefed Wednesday on the National Security Agency’s warrantless domestic surveillance program. The Bush administration agreed to allow the briefing to happen with hopes it would pave the way for the Senate Intelligence Committee to approve the nomination of former NSA Director General Michael Hayden to become the new head of the CIA. Hayden’s...
May 18, 2006 | Story
Ex-NSA Head Bobby Ray Inman on the National Security Agency's Domestic Surveillance Program: "This Activity Was Not Authorized"

Admiral Bobby Ray Inman has become the highest-ranking former NSA official to speak out about the domestic spy program. "There clearly was a line in the FISA statutes which says you couldn’t do this," said Inman last week in remarks that have received little attention. [includes rush transcript]
May 17, 2006 | Story

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Can Journalists Be Prosecuted for Receiving Classified Information?

The One Percent Doctrine: Journalist Ron Suskind on the Deliberate U.S. Bombing of Al Jazeera, Losing Bin Laden and More

Veteran Journalist Robert Scheer on Playing President: My Close Encounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan and Clinton- and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush

Pentagon Spying on Gay, Antiwar Groups More Widespread than Previously Acknowledged

Is Bush Administration's Bank Spy Program One Part of a Resurgent Total Information Awareness?

Federal Judge Rules U.S. Can Detain Non-Citizens Indefinitely on Basis of Religion, Race or National Origin

U.S. Court Rules Wrongfully-Held Detainee Khaled El-Masri Can't Sue CIA For Kidnapping Him

Hayden Defends Domestic Spy Program At Confirmation Hearing

Confirmation Hearing Opens for CIA Nominee and Former NSA-Head Michael Hayden

Ex-NSA Head Bobby Ray Inman on the National Security Agency's Domestic Surveillance Program: "This Activity Was Not Authorized"

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