Where Does Blackwater Play in the CIA-DNI Conflict?

By: emptywheel Tuesday November 24, 2009 7:00 am

How does the dual reporting over covert ops in Pakistan impact the turf war between Leon Panetta and Dennis Blair?

Dennis Blair’s Not Going to Touch Bush’s “Inaccuracies”

By: emptywheel Tuesday September 15, 2009 4:14 pm

Dennis Blair didn’t want to touch the “inaccurate” filings submitted under Bush.

The Tortured Intra-Administration Squabble Continues

By: emptywheel Thursday August 27, 2009 9:17 pm

This time it’s Panetta v. Holder.

Dennis Blair’s Spokesperson: The Domestic Surveillance Program Violates the Fourth Amendment

By: emptywheel Wednesday June 17, 2009 6:20 am

The FISCR has said that classified procedures are the only thing that keeps the warrantless wiretap program legal under the Fourth Amendment. But DNI Dennis Blair’s spokesperson says those procedures don’t work.

Russ Feingold Throws Vaughn Walker a Softball

By: emptywheel Monday June 15, 2009 1:38 pm

Russ Feingold reminds Obama that he said the warrantless wiretapping program was illegal.

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