The Week Ahead

Ken AshfordPlamegate, Wiretapping & SurveillanceLeave a Comment

So much to write about, so little time.

I don’t have much to say about Bush’s approval rating breaking the 30% mark (last week’s Harris poll puts him at 29%).  And the fallout over the NSA datamining of telecom records continues.

But I’m looking forward to this week.  There are two rumors which are getting the buzz:

(1)  Rove indicted in L’Affaire Plame.  (Talkleft has more).

(2)  Former NSA staffer and whistleblower Russell Tice will reveal to the Senate even more shenanigans going on with the NSA.  He is quoted as saying that what the public knows now (regarding wiretapping and records collections) is only "the tip of the iceberg".  There was, according to Tice, llegal and unconstitutional surveillance of U.S. citizens while he was with the NSA, and this was all conducted with the knowledge of General Hayden, Bush’s pick to head the CIA.

As they say, stay tuned.