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Homeland Insecurity
May 11, 2013 | Perspectives

How the U.S. government spent seven years and untold dollars to silence one man. Continue reading

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Slideshow: Six Whistleblowers Charged Under the Espionage Act
April 26, 2013

The DOJ’s seizure of AP phone records is the most recent example of the Obama administration’s aggressive crackdown on officials who have leaked classified information. Meet six whistleblowers who were charged under the Espionage Act during Obama’s first term. Continue reading

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“Mr. Blasty Goes to Washington”
March 14, 2013 | Cartoons

With help from ‘Blasty the Drone’, political cartoonist Mark Fiore targets Rand Paul’s filibuster and President Obama’s drone war at home and abroad. Continue reading

This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Lt. Col.. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force)
Barack Obama, Drone Ranger
February 1, 2013 | On Democracy

The Obama Administration is engaged in a worldwide dragnet of detention and death that raises troubling questions and fervent debate over the fight against terrorism. Continue reading

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In a CIA Torture Case, the Only Person Punished is the Whistleblower
October 25, 2012 | News & Notes
The only person being charged by government prosecutors in connection with Bush administration interrogation procedures is the agent who blew the whistle.
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What the White House Knew and Other 9/11 News
September 11, 2012 | News & Notes
It’s hard to believe that eleven years later there still can be new developments advancing the story from that awful morning. And yet there are, some of them too long coming.
Former Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow, gestures during a break in a Senate Administrative Oversight and the Courts subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2009, to examine Bush administration's detention and interrogation program. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Classified Memo on Interrogations Released: “Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading”
April 6, 2012 | Connecting the Dots
The declassified 2006 memo reflects strong disagreement within the Bush administration over the constitutionality of enhanced interrogation techniques.
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Journalist Jane Mayer on Torture
July 25, 2008 | Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010)

Bill talks to journalist Jane Mayer about whether the U.S. sanctioned torture to prosecute the war on terror. Continue reading

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Philippe Sands on Torture
May 9, 2008 | Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010)

Bill talks with law professor Phillipe Sands about “enhanced interrogation methods” — code for the use of cruelty in the pursuit of confessions. Continue reading