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Pentagon revives Rumsfeld-era domestic spying unit | Raw Story

By Gideon Swift | Published: June 21, 2010

… FICOR replaces a program called Talon, which the DIA created in 2002 under then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as part of the counterterrorism efforts following the 9/11 attacks. It was disbanded in 2007 after it emerged that Talon had retained information on anti-war protesters, including Quakers, even after it was determined they posed no threat [...]

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Ridge: Bush officials sought to raise terror alert before ’04 vote

By Gideon Swift | Published: August 21, 2009

Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge says he successfully countered an effort by senior Bush administration officials to raise the nation’s terror alert level in the days before the 2004 presidential vote. "An election-eve drama was being played out at the highest levels of our government" after Osama bin Laden released a pre-election message [...]