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Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6

Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6 Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6

How the Wikileaks source did more for US national security than SEAL Team 6.

Jun 11, 2013 / Chase Madar

Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War?

Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War? Remember When NSA Surveillance Was Used to Help Launch the Iraq War?

The NSA illegally monitored United Nations diplomats and weapons inspectors in an effort to get the Iraq War approved. 

Jun 11, 2013 / George Zornick

Spying by the NSA: Calm Down, It’s Not Nixon’s Plumbers

Spying by the NSA: Calm Down, It’s Not Nixon’s Plumbers Spying by the NSA: Calm Down, It’s Not Nixon’s Plumbers

Not a molehill, but not a mountain either.

Jun 11, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Senators: End the Secret Law that Frames Surveillance Programs

Senators: End the Secret Law that Frames Surveillance Programs Senators: End the Secret Law that Frames Surveillance Programs

A bipartisan group of eight senators would require the attorney general to declassify significant Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) opinions.

Jun 11, 2013 / John Nichols

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power

Could intelligence-gathering private contractors abuse their power? A scandal from 2011 shows contractors willing to snoop on activists and journalists for cash. 

Jun 11, 2013 / Lee Fang

The Passion of Edward Snowden

The Passion of Edward Snowden The Passion of Edward Snowden

There’s really nothing “meta” about metadata.

Jun 10, 2013 / Chase Madar

Immigration Reform Gets Real: What to Look For

Immigration Reform Gets Real: What to Look For Immigration Reform Gets Real: What to Look For

A crucial push-and-pull will occur in the Senate this week that will determine citizenship for millions of immigrants.

Jun 10, 2013 / George Zornick

Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’

Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’ Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’

Three days of struggle to defend the ecology of the Venetian lagoon and the life of the city.

Jun 10, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Will Rice, Power Push Obama Toward War in Syria?

Will Rice, Power Push Obama Toward War in Syria? Will Rice, Power Push Obama Toward War in Syria?

Secretary of State Kerry has a hard road ahead of him to Geneva.

Jun 10, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

ULTRA-magnetic FCs: The Soccer Fans at the Heart of Turkey’s Uprising

ULTRA-magnetic FCs: The Soccer Fans at the Heart of Turkey’s Uprising ULTRA-magnetic FCs: The Soccer Fans at the Heart of Turkey’s Uprising

As in Egypt, the uprising in Turkey is seeing the hyper-intense “ultra” soccer fan clubs at the center of the nation’s revolt.

Jun 10, 2013 / Dave Zirin

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