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• Justice Department’s Demand for Extreme Secrecy in Reality Winner Trial Contested by Defense

  By theintercept on July 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  The Justice Department is seeking to impose extreme secrecy rules in the trial of alleged Intercept source and whistleblower Reality Winner that could prevent her defense team from citing countless publicly available news articles in appearances before the court —… Read More ›

• Cameroonian Troops Tortured and Killed Prisoners at Base Used for U.S. Drone Surveillance

  By theintercept on July 20, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Troops in the West African nation of Cameroon have tortured prisoners at a remote military base that is also used by U.S. personnel and private contractors for drone surveillance and training missions. As the U.S. military has fortified the Cameroonian… Read More ›

• Intercepted Podcast: Veni, Vidi, Tweeti

  By theintercept on July 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Subscribe to the Intercepted podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and other platforms. New to podcasting? Click here.   Donald Trump enjoyed playing fireman and asking where the fire is. Hint: all around you, Mr. President. This week on… Read More ›

• Mexican Journalist Carmen Aristegui Slams Government Spyware Targeting Her Teenage Son

  By theintercept on July 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Leer en español. As the son of Mexico’s most famous journalist, Emilio Aristegui Flores is used to people clamoring for a moment of his mother’s time. Carmen Aristegui, the dogged investigator and press freedom advocate, draws near-constant attention from her… Read More ›

• Democracy Now! 2017-07-13 Thursday

  By democracynow on July 13, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Democracy Now! 2017-07-13 Thursday Headlines for July 13, 2017 A Further Blow to Democracy in Brazil? Glenn Greenwald on Conviction of Lula Ahead of 2018 Election Glenn Greenwald: Donald Trump Jr.’s Emails Aren’t a “Smoking Gun” or Evidence of Criminal… Read More ›

• Talking about Security in Activist Camps at SoS

  By geekswithoutbounds on July 3, 2017 • ( )

  

  The Students of Sustainability Conference is an environmental justice conference held in Australia every year. Today, I had the privilege to talk to folks at the conference via video conference. Unfortunately, my slides didn’t make it over, so I’ve added… Read More ›

• The Worst of Donald Trump’s Toxic Agenda Is Lying in Wait – A Major U.S. Crisis Will Unleash It

  By theintercept on June 10, 2017 • ( )

  During the presidential campaign, some imagined that the more overtly racist elements of Donald Trump’s platform were just talk designed to rile up the base, not anything he seriously intended to act on. But in his first week in office,… Read More ›

• James Comey, a Washington Operator, Knows How to Play the Game

  By theintercept on June 8, 2017 • ( )

  Former FBI Director James Comey cut an impressive figure during his sworn testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. His presentation was poised, low-key, and almost cold-blooded as he laid out what amounted to a meticulously constructed case against… Read More ›

• Top Spies Stonewall Congress About Their Talks With Trump on James Comey and Russia

  By theintercept on June 7, 2017 • ( )

  On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that he would not invoke executive privilege to keep the public from hearing the truth from James Comey about his reported attempts to sideline the FBI’s investigation into his Russia ties. On Wednesday, it… Read More ›

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