Buy Beauty Products? You Might Be a Terrorism Suspect.

By: emptywheel Thursday October 1, 2009 9:38 am

I’m making a wildarsed guess that the federal government is investigating everyone who buys large amounts of certain kinds of beauty products.

Liveblog of SJC Reauthorization of PATRIOT Act

By: emptywheel Thursday October 1, 2009 7:23 am

DiFi and Leahy revamped the bill last night, and in doing so took out some oversight of Section 215.

Feingold’s Opening Statement on PATRIOT Reauthorization

By: emptywheel Thursday October 1, 2009 7:15 am

Feingold reminds the Senate Judiciary Committee that Harry Reid said we should not wait to fix FISA.

DiFi: Zazi Investigation Biggest Since 9/11

By: emptywheel Thursday October 1, 2009 7:07 am

I’m watching the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the PATRIOT Reauthorization. DiFi and Pat Leahy apparently revamped the bill last night.

She started by saying that the ongoing investigation into Najibullah Zazi is the biggest domestic terror investigation since 9/11.

An interesting claim…

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