Bush Again Expands Dictatorial Power

The US Senate approved a bill on Friday that would allow President Bush to expand his domestic spying program, according to Reuters. The approval of the bill, by a vote of 60-28, came amid further warnings of impending terror attacks

According to the article, "Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said earlier he needed the legislation "in order to protect the nation from attacks that are being planned today to inflict mass casualties on the United States". It is interesting to note that, according to an article by Paul Joseph Watson posted on PrisonPlanet.com, "a videotape that was heralded as "new" footage of Osama bin Laden by many quarters of the press has been conclusively proven to be more than 5 year old re-released footage, leading to questions about why the government and the media continue to act as willing propagandists for the terrorists while striking fear into Americans by claiming an attack is inevitable."

This claim was backed up in an article released by CNN.com. According to that article, "The videotape, titled "A Special Surprise from As-Sahab. Heaven's Breeze Part I," was made in the last four weeks, but the clips appear to be old, said Octavia Nasr, CNN's senior editor for Arab affairs. There is no indication of where it was shot, and CNN cannot verify its authenticity. More...