Glenn Greenwald Salon 1/16/09

Ever since The New York Times, on December 16, 2005, first reported that President Bush ordered spying on Americans without the warrants required by FISA, the clear illegality that was unveiled — FISA said that X was a felony and Bush admitted to doing X — was continuously obscured by a combination of deceit on the part of Bush followers and ignorance, sloth and confusion on the part of the media. (more…)