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Donald Trump’s administration loved the Espionage Act
And contrary to Trump's bombast, they didn't use it on spies and traitors, but whistleblowers, journalists, and journalists' sources
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What We Know About the FBI’s Role in the War on WikiLeaks
From shady Icelandic informants to bogus hacking investigations, the agency's role in the investigation dates back to at least 2010.
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FBI Denies Defending Rights & Dissent FOIA Request for Files on WikiLeaks, Citing “Pending or Prospective Law Enforcement Proceeding”
The FBI finally response to years-long pending requests, only to evade records disclosure by invoking new exemptions.
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Latest FBI Political Spying Scandal Has Disturbing Echoes With 1960s War on Anti-War, Black Power Protests
So long as protests are treated as national security and intelligence matters, national security and intelligence tools will be used to endanger…
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Remembering the Crime of the Century
As we mark the 20th anniversary of Bush's invasion of Iraq, no one has faced meaningful accountability and few lessons have been learned.
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Seymour Hersh, The Media, and the Nord Stream Pipeline
People should debate the evidence presented by Seymour Hersh, but they shouldn't dismiss the premise that the US was behind the Nord Stream pipeline…
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More of the FBI's Church Committee File Has Just Been Released
The FBI couldn't find its justification for including Muhammad Ali on an NSA watchlist. And a Church Committee investigator accidentally uncovered an…
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