Posts Tagged ‘michael-chertoff’

Alberto Gonzales resigning

August 27th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Alberto Gonzales was one of the architects of The Patriot Act.  He was also the legal mastermind in keeping it afloat.  He did this initially more or less discretely.  However, in November 2004 Bush nominated him to be the next Attorney General.  That’s when his work with The Patriot Act came front and center.  And, [...]

Michael Chertoff and all that “chatter”

July 12th, 2007 | 3 Comments

Michael Chertoff created a buzz, and has done a weak job dealing with it. Basically he insinuated there’s a growing threat from Al Qaeda due to increased chatter. What he has not done is say there is an increased threat from Al Qaeda due to increased chatter. He upped that concern by saying it’s something [...]