Poitras is the reporter who along with Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald began breaking stories of bulk domestic and international NSA surveillance at the beginning of the summer. By Alexander Reed Kelly Aug 18, 2013 truthdig.com Every week the Truthdig editorial staff selects a Truthdigger of the Week, a group or person worthy of recognition for speaking truth to power, breaking More
The war on whistleblowers is metastasizing into a war on the First Amendment. People may now be convicted based on secret testimony by unnamed persons. Military courts and jails can replace civilian ones. Justice can be twisted and tangled into an almost unrecognizable form and then used to send a young man to prison for decades. Claiming its actions More
The war on whistleblowers is metastasizing into a war on the First Amendment. People may now be convicted based on secret testimony by unnamed persons. Military courts and jails can replace civilian ones. Justice can be twisted and tangled into an almost unrecognizable form and then used to send a young man to prison for decades. Claiming its actions More
The travesty calling itself "the Bradley Manning court-martial", the kangaroo tribunal calling itself "the FISA court", and the emptiness of what the Obama DOJ calls "your constitutional rights". By Glenn Greenwald. Published on Saturday, July 20, 2013 by the Guardian/UK. A military judge this week refused to dismiss the most serious charge against Bradley Manning. (Patrick Semansky/AP) I'm More
The travesty calling itself "the Bradley Manning court-martial", the kangaroo tribunal calling itself "the FISA court", and the emptiness of what the Obama DOJ calls "your constitutional rights". By Glenn Greenwald. Published on Saturday, July 20, 2013 by the Guardian/UK. A military judge this week refused to dismiss the most serious charge against Bradley Manning. (Patrick Semansky/AP) I'm More
"In the long run, denunciations of the surveillance state will mean little unless we can build the political capacity to end it." by Norman Solomon Published on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 by Common Dreams (Photo: David Burnett/Contact Press Images) For more than a month, outrage has been profuse in response to news about NSA surveillance and other evidence More
"In the long run, denunciations of the surveillance state will mean little unless we can build the political capacity to end it." by Norman Solomon Published on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 by Common Dreams (Photo: David Burnett/Contact Press Images) For more than a month, outrage has been profuse in response to news about NSA surveillance and other evidence More
A former FBI counterterrorism agent acknowledged this week on CNN that every telephone conversation that takes place on American soil “is being captured as we speak.” Ear to the Ground Posted on May 4, 2013 truthdig.com Tim Clemente. YouTube/CNN Tim Clemente’s spontaneous admission was made on the CNN show “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Wednesday in a More
Glenn Greenwald: Challenging the US Surveillance State [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zCj7SmjSsGw#at=34] Domestic drones and their unique dangers Dismissive claims that drones do nothing more than helicopters and satellites already do are wildly misinformed Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Friday 29 March 2013 10.48 EDT The use of drones by domestic US law enforcement agencies is growing rapidly, both in terms of numbers and types More
Glenn Greenwald: Challenging the US Surveillance State [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zCj7SmjSsGw#at=34] Domestic drones and their unique dangers Dismissive claims that drones do nothing more than helicopters and satellites already do are wildly misinformed Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Friday 29 March 2013 10.48 EDT The use of drones by domestic US law enforcement agencies is growing rapidly, both in terms of numbers and types More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Rn0YBlhpQ&w=560&h=315] posted by maurice morales Subscribe or “Follow” us on riseuptimes.wordpress.com. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also on Facebook! Check the WAMMToday page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Rn0YBlhpQ&w=560&h=315] posted by maurice morales Subscribe or “Follow” us on riseuptimes.wordpress.com. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also on Facebook! Check the WAMMToday page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page More
