The Daily Background

After several days of being cut off from net access, I’m back to blogging. It’s time for some spygate myth debunkery- and a few more media reactions!

First the debunkery:
The Sentry News Digest debunks a DoJ memo released to defend the President’s warrantless spying program.

Coleen Rowley debunks the 9/11 would have been stopped argument which defends the unconstitutional spying program.

Media Matters debunks the “Top 12 media myths and falsehoods on the Bush administration’s spying scandal”.

David Sirota debunks the ‘Need For Speed’ argument used to justify the lack of FISA approval.

Kristen Breitweiser debunks a number of myths regarding spygate, and the Administration’s various defenses.

Now on to some reactions to Spygate, in the media:
Everyone has no doubt read about the original Barrons call for investigation, but you can read the text of the original article at The Big Picture.

The New York Observer writes: Bush’s Abuse of Power Deserves Impeachment.

Martin Garbus discusses the threat of impeachment over at the Huffington Post, and Katrina vanden Heuvel over at The Nation reports that the “I-Word is Gaining Ground.”

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