, SecurityFocus 2004-10-12
He may not have trashed any hotel rooms, but U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft spent over $200,000 of taxpayer money in a four-week, 31-city tour last year promoting the controversial USA PATRIOT Act, according to a report by Congressional auditors released Tuesday.
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Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
2004-10-13
Anonymous (3 replies)
Anonymous (3 replies)
Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
2004-10-13
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Anonymous (6 replies)
Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
2004-10-14
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Anonymous (1 replies)
Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
2004-10-14
Benjamin Franklin (1 replies)
Benjamin Franklin (1 replies)
In 1995, when the VENONA transcripts were declassified, it was learned that regardless of the specific number, McCarthy consistently underestimated the extent of Soviet espionage. VENONA specifically references at least 349 people in the United States--including citizens, immigrants, and permanent residents--who cooperated in various ways with Soviet intelligence agencies.
It is generally believed that McCarthy had no access to VENONA intelligence, deriving his information from other sources. VENONA does confirm that some individuals investigated by McCarthy were indeed Soviet agents. For example, Mary Jane Keeney was identified by McCarthy simply as "a communist"; in fact she and her husband were both Soviet agents. Another individual named by McCarthy was Lauchlin Currie, a special assistant to President Roosevelt. He was confirmed by VENONA to be a Soviet Agent.
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