Point Austin: The Perps Walk

FISA, Congress, and the rule of law

"...both broaden future federal authority to engage in unwarranted wiretapping of U.S. citizens and retroactively grant civil immunity to..."

July 18, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Dude, Let's Go Bowling

You can tell a lot about newspapers by what they don't cover

"...perhaps fantastically – that because of legal restrictions on wiretapping, U.S. intelligence could not monitor a phone call from..."

April 11, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Account of the informant who brought down Nixon's administration

"...cronies paid the ultimate price for the break-in and wiretapping of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in D.C.’s infamous..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Things Like That

Under Obama, we have been subjected to a Patriot Act on steroids

"...an Obama presidency to remedy Bush-Cheney excesses like warrantless wiretapping "and things like that."..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

The Informant!

Soderbergh's corporate whistleblower comedy is tuned in the key of Richard Lester.

"...the FBI is drawn in and the more his wiretapping functions increase, the more inscrutable and unhinged Whitacre appears..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Can't Even Lay Aside Partisan Politics When Discussing a Funeral Service

"...views on one of the hottest political issues today, wiretapping. Carter said that the Kings had been wiretapped and..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Postmarks

The Facts Were Immaterial

The 'counterintelligence' operations of Hoover's FBI included harassment, vilification, violence – and fake 'underground' newspapers in Bloomington, D.C., and Austin

"...more than 1,000 memorandums and detailed descriptions of COINTELPRO's wiretapping and infiltration activities, and sent them to newspapers nationwide...."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Dale Brumfield

Bill of the Week: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It

Companion bills aims to give more local control of wire taps

"...Criminal Jurisprudence Committtee, Henson goes on to question if wiretapping authority should be expanded when new technology, such as..."

May 4, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Letters at 3AM: A Pattern of Subversion

President Obama regularly oversteps his bounds of office

"...dubious legacy of the George W. Bush administration: the wiretapping of Americans' international communications without a warrant or adequate..."

April 6, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Making the Case for Paul

"...writes about “Paul’s anti-war, anti-torture and indefinite detainment, and anti-wiretapping views.” Tim Pipe is right; Ron Paul’s 2005 proposed..."

Dec. 31, 2011 Postmarks

Ron Paul's Dubious Liberties

"...support Ron Paul's anti-war, anti-torture and indefinite detainment, and anti-wiretapping views, kudos, but you need to know your candidate...."

Dec. 18, 2011 Postmarks

Point Austin: Who Needs a Drug Test?

Welcome the president, but please stay hungry

"...– secrecy and civil liberties, covert war and warrantless wiretapping, general national security state expansion, etc. – the administration..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Catch-2010

The ledger on Barack Obama features plenty of black eyes and feathers

"...Bush administration principals who promoted and engaged in illegal wiretapping, rendition, illegal detention, torture, and worse – or even..."

July 9, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: In Memoriam

How can we best honor those who have died in our names?

"...and overturned. First it was legal defense of illegal wiretapping of U.S. citizens; then it became continuation of executive..."

May 29, 2009 News Column by Michael King

We Need a Nonviolent Revolution Now

"...executive branch not actively involved in corruption, torture, illegally wiretapping the citizenry, and throwing out habeas corpus? Will the..."

April 29, 2009 Postmarks

Media Watch: 'Statesman' to Go Platinum?

Equity firm specializing in 'distressed' properties looking at Austin daily

"...Hollywood and even made the gossip columns, during the wiretapping case of famed Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano, when..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Hightower Report

What's the Word for Wall Street Greed?; and Why America Needs a Truth Commission

"...rule of law on everything from torture to illegal wiretapping. Finally, having misled Congress, he was forced to resign..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

When Fascism Comes, It Will Be Draped in a Flag

"...that President Bush has broken the laws with torture, wiretapping, obstruction of justice, and on and on. This is..."

Dec. 31, 2008 Postmarks

Point Austin: A Few More Shoes

An Iraqi journalist waves goodbye to the Bush era

"...Democratic officials privy to practices like torture and illegal wiretapping who would at least be embarrassed, if not directly..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Michael King

The Next Chapter

Three Austin-based national-security experts offer their views on how America can rebuild its reputation in Iraq and beyond

"...over nonexistent Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, and warrantless wiretapping, it's not been a great decade PR-wise for the..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Gift Guide

Shopping ideas from the Chronicle News staff

"...rooms to the Bush administration's love affair with warrantless wiretapping, it can be hard to tell if, in this..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...unfortunately, enough Democrats to carry it), which allows warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens; against the repeal of tax cuts..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Headlines

"...Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments last week, broadening federal wiretapping powers and immunizing telecom companies against lawsuits, the ACLU..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature

Building the Netroots Nation

The netroots arrive in Austin next week ... and they're thriving

"...on FISA changes that will both expand warrantless presidential wiretapping authority and keep the program from judicial scrutiny, by..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Headlines

"...to expand the president's authority to engage in warrantless wiretapping and to immunize the telecom companies against previous violations..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature

Point Austin: Burning Questions

And we wonder why nobody votes

"...the authority of the president to order the warrantless wiretapping and e-mail monitoring of American citizens and effectively give..."

June 27, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...vote that would expand the president's authority for warrantless wiretapping. As of Wednesday, there was growing opposition in the..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...bill, passed March 14, that sets up rules for wiretapping and spying on American citizens but doesn't include blanket..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

Ron Paul Rally Misrepresented

"...things that both he and they disapprove of (warrantless wiretapping, PATRIOT Act, etc.). If you look at any pictures..."

March 7, 2008 Postmarks

Naked City

"...from customers who claim their rights under privacy and wiretapping laws were violated. – Justin Ward..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature

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