Obama's Former Legal Adviser Urges U.S. To 'Disciple Drones'
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
It's All Politics
Obama's Unplanned NSA Discussion
President Obama didn't expect he'd need to have a "national conversation" about government data-gathering.
Law
Why The FISA Court Is Not What It Used To Be
President Obama says federal judges have been "overseeing" the recently exposed government surveillance programs. But few, if any, experts in the Bush or Obama administrations believe that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has the enforcement teeth it once had.
Monday, June 17, 2013
The Two-Way
'Guardian': Documents Show Britain, U.S. Spied At World Summits
June 17, 2013 This is the latest revelation to come from documents leaked by Edward Snowden. They purportedly show that Britain and the United States spied on their allies during G-20 summit meetings in England in 2009.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
The Two-Way
Obama To Name Top Lawyer As Guantanamo Closure Envoy
June 16, 2013 Clifford Sloan will reopen the Office of Guantanamo Closure. He has served in senior positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations.
Privacy Past And Present: A Saga Of American Ambivalence
June 16, 2013 American privacy concerns go back as far as the country's origins. Today, in the wake of major revelations about the scope of the National Security Agency's surveillance, polls show that feelings are still mixed.
The Sunday Conversation
Former U.S. Ambassador Reflects On An 'Oblivious' America
June 16, 2013 Former U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker joins Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin for the Sunday Conversation to talk about his 37-year career and the dangers of being an American diplomat in the Muslim world.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
The Two-Way
Facebook, Microsoft Reveal Requests For User Data
June 15, 2013 The tech giants say they have been allowed to reveal data requests from the government in broad terms, but expressed frustration that they aren't permitted to say more.
The Two-Way
Source: Obama Considering Releasing NSA Court Order
June 15, 2013 NPR has learned that the Obama administration, under pressure to lift a cloak of secrecy, is considering whether to declassify a court order that gives the National Security Agency the power to gather phone call record information on millions of Americans.
The Case For Surveillance: Keeping Up With Terrorist Tactics
June 15, 2013 Since the leak of the National Security Agency's data-gathering program, U.S. officials have been defending their strategies. But they've been arguing for years that intelligence gathering has to keep up with the new ways America's enemies are planning and communicating.
