John Cole Cartoon: The NSA Snake
The NSA Snake John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune truthdig.com
Who Buys the Spies? The Hidden Corporate Cash Behind America’s Out-of-Control National Surveillance State
Democratic leaders are full-fledged players in the national surveillance state, right along with Republicans. By Thomas Ferguson, Paul Jorgensen, Jie Chen  October 21, 2013  AlterNet.org Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Alternet Editor's note: This is the first in a new series from AlterNet's New Economic Dialogue Project, edited by Lynn Parramore. Long before President Obama kicked off his 2008 campaign, many Americans took More
[Video] Edward Snowden Is A Patriot: Ex-NSA CIA, FBI and Justice Whistleblowers Meet Leaker in Moscow
Part 1 http://youtu.be/XP-BqBt2EMM Part 2 http://youtu.be/uH_bL5U0080 Part 3 http://youtu.be/eZI9OgX5Ogg In a Democracy Now! special, we spend the hour with four former U.S. intelligence officials — all whistleblowers themselves — who have just returned from visiting National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden in Russia. They are former CIAanalyst Ray McGovern, former FBI agent Coleen Rowley, former National Security Agency More
Glenn Greenwald: Committee to Protect Journalists issues scathing report on Obama administration
Obama's anti-press measures 'are the most aggressive I've seen since the Nixon administration' UPDATE Edward Snowden was awarded this year's Sam Adams Whistleblower Award, and several of his fellow heroic whistleblowers - including Thomas Drake, Jesselyn Radack and Coleen Rowley - traveled to Moscow to present it to him. An excellent photo of that event is here. More
[Video Panel] Glenn Greenwald: The war on whistleblowers and journalism – Julian Assange, David Coombs, Alexa O’Brien and others
Discussing press freedoms with Julian Assange, David Coombs, Alexa O'Brien and others.  Glenn Greenwald  Thursday 19 September 2013 06.49 EDT  theguardian.com I'm working on several stories, so posting this week will be difficult. Until then, below is the video of the 90-minute event I did this week at the Sydney Opera House on the More
[Video Panel] Glenn Greenwald: The war on whistleblowers and journalism – Julian Assange, David Coombs, Alexa O'Brien and others
Discussing press freedoms with Julian Assange, David Coombs, Alexa O'Brien and others.  Glenn Greenwald  Thursday 19 September 2013 06.49 EDT  theguardian.com I'm working on several stories, so posting this week will be difficult. Until then, below is the video of the 90-minute event I did this week at the Sydney Opera House on the More
Norman Solomon: What The Assault On Whistleblowers Has to Do With War on Syria
To stop attack on Syria, we must support whistleblowers. By Norman Solomon  August 28, 2013  opednews.com  Source: AlterNet  Without whistleblowers, the mainline media outlets are more transfixed than ever with telling the official story. And at a time like this, the official story is all about spinning for war on Syria. Every president who wants to launch More
(Video) Daniel Ellsberg> I was Bradley Manning. Two whistleblowers, two wars, one important truth.
[youtube=http://youtu.be/MyKIb3f1qk8]  punksterdaddy 3 days ago I really hope that the right thing that should be done, finally is done here? In releasing this man Bradley Manning and stop this media blackout! It's disgusting! This situation is a fine example of how the governments of the western world, not just the U.S. are all about the More
(Video) Daniel Ellsberg> I was Bradley Manning. Two whistleblowers, two wars, one important truth.
[youtube=http://youtu.be/MyKIb3f1qk8]  punksterdaddy 3 days ago I really hope that the right thing that should be done, finally is done here? In releasing this man Bradley Manning and stop this media blackout! It's disgusting! This situation is a fine example of how the governments of the western world, not just the U.S. are all about the More
(Video) Democracy Now!> Senate Set to Confirm New FBI Head Who OK’d Waterboarding, Defends Mass Spying, Indefinite Detention
WAMM's own Coleen Rowley on Democracy Now! speaking about the Senate hearing on the appointment of James Comey as head of the FBI. Â Coleen is a member of the board of directors of Women Against Military Madness. Coleen's article on questions to ask at the Senate hearing was published in the New York Times OpEd More
(Video) Democracy Now!> Senate Set to Confirm New FBI Head Who OK’d Waterboarding, Defends Mass Spying, Indefinite Detention
WAMM's own Coleen Rowley on Democracy Now! speaking about the Senate hearing on the appointment of James Comey as head of the FBI. Â Coleen is a member of the board of directors of Women Against Military Madness. Coleen's article on questions to ask at the Senate hearing was published in the New York Times OpEd More
Video> Manning exposed myriad of criminal activity by US government: Scott Rickard
Press TV has conducted an interview with Interview with Scott Rickard, former American intelligence linguist, Florida, about the upcoming trial of US army whistleblower Private Bradley Manning and the thousands of protesters who see Manning as a hero that exposed hidden US war crimes. http://youtu.be/LTNZwWjGjZA The following is an approximate transcript of the interview. Press More