If I wasn't on the list I will be soon! See you in camp.
This from digby:
"Main Core
by digby
I have heard some rumbling from readers lately that the blogosphere's obsession with illegal spying and torture and the like is somehow an "elitist" concern that will be detrimental to winning elections. I don't know if that's true, but frankly, I don't much care. Somebody has to care about civil liberties and the constitution or the whole house of cards falls in. If that makes me an elitist, so be it.
For instance, get a load of this article today, from Radar magazine. It recounts the dramatic testimony of James Comey where he revealed that Cheney's cabal was so intent upon *something* so heinous that even strict law 'n order types like him couldn't stomach it. It posits that the program everyone was so concerned about was actually something different than what we may have assumed:
What was the mysterious program that had so alarmed Comey? Political blogs buzzed for weeks with speculation. Though Comey testified that the program was subsequently readjusted to satisfy his concerns, one can't help wondering whether the unspecified alteration would satisfy constitutional experts, or even average citizens. Faced with push-back from his bosses at the White House, did he simply relent and accept a token concession? Two months after Comey's testimony to Congress, the New York Times reported a tantalizing detail: The program that prompted him "to threaten resignation involved computer searches through massive electronic databases." The larger mystery remained intact, however. "It is not known precisely why searching the databases, or data mining, raised such a furious legal debate," the article conceded.
Another clue came from a rather unexpected source: President Bush himself. Addressing the nation from the Oval Office in 2005 after the first disclosures of the NSA's warrantless electronic surveillance became public, Bush insisted that the spying program in question was reviewed "every 45 days" as part of planning to assess threats to "the continuity of our government."
Few Americans—professional journalists included—know anything about so-called Continuity of Government (COG) programs, so it's no surprise that the president's passing reference received almost no attention. COG resides in a nebulous legal realm, encompassing national emergency plans that would trigger the takeover of the country by extra-constitutional forces—and effectively suspend the republic. In short, it's a road map for martial law." <<more>>
http://www.digbysblog.blogspot.com/I really don't know how to process this info. It seems totally tinfoil with the possibility of being 100% true at the same time. Thoughts?
f it wasn't referenced on emptywheel and hullaboo it would be easier to ignore. Don't know much about Radar Magazine either which seems to be the genesis of the story:
http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2008/05/go... A google search of "Main Core" turns up more hits than your average conspiracy though. What's up?