David Swanson | The U.S. National Bird Is Now a Drone
Linebaugh says there is no way to distinguish the little "civilian" blobs from little "militant" blobs.
U.S. Military Operations Are Biggest Motivation for Homegrown Terrorists, FBI Study Finds
Sageman says that the shortcomings of CVE models reflect a misapprehension of what drives political violence.
CCR takes Turkmen v. Ashcroft case to the Supreme Court
For over 14 years, CCR has insisted that no one is above the law, no matter how exalted their role.
Activists: In Solidarity with Protectors and Defenders
WAMM members support various acts of resistance locally and nationwide. By the Newsletter Staff WAMM Newsletter Fall II 2016 Standing by Standing Rock Indigenous tribes have been in a struggle to defeat pipelines which would carry oil across their lands, destroying the land, poisoning the water, and desecrating sacred sites. A victory was achieved when More
Coleen Rowley | FBI Stings: Down the Slippery Slope
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.
John Pilger | Provoking Nuclear War by Media
This [war propaganda] was the model for Washington’s subsequent invasions of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and, by stealth, Syria. All qualify as “paramount crimes” under the Nuremberg standard; all depended on media propaganda.
Living in the Shadow of Counterterrorism: Meet the Muslim Women Taking on the National Security State
Informants, paid and unpaid, played a critical role in at least half of these cases, the report found. High-ranking government officials like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) also used these cases for their own political gain, according to reports. Often, allegations of terrorism have prompted the arrests of Muslim Americans like the Duka brothers, based on wholly fabricated plots, trumped up by federal authorities eager to show they are combating “homegrown terrorism.”
In America, UN Finds Rights To Peaceful Assembly And Association Eroded
“The outcry for accountability for police shootings is deafening.” *** ...while Kiai commended the work of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, he expressed his astonishment at the lack of official data documenting police use of force.
Michael German | The Failure of Our Counter-Intelligence Discourse (Video)
Michael German, former FBI agent and a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program at the New York University of Law, spoke at Peacestock on terrorism. Peacestock is sponsored by Minnesota Chapters of Veterans for Peace.
John Kiriakou | Hillary Clinton Email Investigation Shows Inherent Unfairness in U.S. Justice System
First, I want to be clear that I’m not angry at Hillary Clinton personally. I don’t like Hillary. I don’t support her. I don’t trust her. I don’t think she would be a good or trustworthy president. But that’s not the issue here. The issue is the inherent unfairness in the system.
How Two Recent Supreme Court Decisions Nullify Your Constitutional Rights
...a federal court in Virginia ruled that the federal government does not need a warrant to hack into your personal computer because there is no “reasonable expectation of privacy.”
Civil Liberties Groups Express Concern Over Dramatic Growth of Individuals on Terror Watch Lists
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.”