The Intercept | Trial and Terror
An in-depth report by The Intercept on US government pursuit of terrorism by the intelligence community.
An in-depth report by The Intercept on US government pursuit of terrorism by the intelligence community.
An in-depth report by The Intercept on US government pursuit of terrorism by the intelligence community.
As we know now, the real power is exercised by the deep states that have the upper hand on the press, the judiciary, the army and the intelligence services. The French deep state is also closely connected with its US counterpart. This cartoon came to Rise Up Times via Linked In from France. Arnaud More
The central tenet of fascism is always that war cleanses society and that the “virtues” that war inculcates in its combatants and survivors provide a new moral vigor.
The central tenet of fascism is always that war cleanses society and that the “virtues” that war inculcates in its combatants and survivors provide a new moral vigor.
The technology can be used to monitor political and social justice movements, posing risks to First Amendment-protected activity.
...three major events prove how widespread, and dangerous, mass surveillance has become in the West.
Snowden expressed concern about the global erosion of privacy.
Sageman says that the shortcomings of CVE models reflect a misapprehension of what drives political violence.
It cannot be known with any degree of certainty what percentage of FBI “stings” consist of targeted individuals who were induced or “entrapped” to agree to commit crimes and who would not have otherwise committed such crimes, but in my opinion it’s a large majority.
The system has grown so large and complex that Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said this week that the Senate will vote “with almost no one understanding how these lists are put together, how they’re adjudicated, how you get off of them.” He added: “The terror watch list is not what people think it is .?.?. and there’s 11 different lists.”
The FBI’s ongoing, long-term incompetence has led to the deaths of far too many Americans. San Bernardino and Orlando are only the beginning. If the FBI can’t do its job, if its only counterterrorism successes are when it entraps hapless idiots who don’t know any better and who never had any intention of committing a terrorist act, it should be scrapped.