Informed Speculation

Catchy headline, eh? Who’s making the big move – the Democratic leadership? Breakaway Republicans? The Bush Administration?

Alas, no, no, and no – just little ol’ me. I’ve had some thoughts percolating in my ever-expanding brain (who said ‘from infection’? I heard that!) about the NSA surveillance issue (and related items) for some time and the phone database controversy has brought them to the forefront again. I hope to take some time this weekend to set my thoughts down more completely, and I know the mere thought has you just tingling with excitement.

Meanwhile, here’s some links:

AJ focuses on the possible benefits to terrorists of the latest leak:

I know enough right now to move all communications I want hidden from federal scrutiny to Qwest – ASAP. I also know now that running an operation which I want undetected by the Feds has a better chance of being hidden in the Qwest service area.

So now terrorists know not to communicate to their overseas handlers and to avoid certain services. And they should know much more, which I will not go into in case they don’t. Someone still should go to jail for this.

Glenn Greenwald happily returns to form and puts the grand polemical style on hold long enough for this factual roundup of some the legal issues involved, with good linkage to boot.

If you’re looking for half-baked conspiracy theories from the left, then, of course, you must stop by the Huffington Post.

If you still aren’t satisfied, Memeorandum and Real Clear Politics have more links than you could read in a lifetime…