There have been many suggestions that the intense campaign of intimidation against the New York Times has been intended to suppress press reaction to soon-to-be-disclosed crimes of the Bush administration. This story suggests that the moment of truth is close at hand:
http://www.rawstory.com/...
The Hamdan decision has closed off Bush's legal avenues of retreat, and any further revelations of illegal spying will put him in jeopardy of impeachment. What are the secret programs that might be revealed? Here are some possibilities:
1. Widespread bugging and interception of communications of political adversaries.
2. Deliberate planting of false stories with friendly "news" sources.
3. Use of NSA data to blackmail journalists and members of Congress.
4. Use of NSA data to provide business advantages to major corporate campaign contributors.
5. Fabrication of "communications" from "Al Qaeda" as part of a domestic Psy-Ops strategy.