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Security Wars: Inside the Military’s Big, Messy Fight With Palantir, the Company They Pay to Spy on You Online
Agency infighting about which technology to use for global spying may be the best news there is for privacy advocates.
Digital Blackwater: How the NSA Gives Private Contractors Control of the Surveillance State
As the Justice Department prepares to file charges against Booz Allen Hamilton employee Edward Snowden for leaking classified documents about the National Security Agency, the role of private intelligence …
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When Truth Becomes an Enemy of the State: Bradley Manning on Trial
Center for Constitutional Rights president emeritus Michael Ratner - an observer at the first day of legal proceedings against Bradley Manning - writes about secret testimony, the lack of …
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Drones Over the Homeland: From Border Security to National Security
Public attention and Congressional review, writes Barry, should focus on the increasing militarization of border control, especially in the management of the border drone program.
How Contractors Raked in $385 Billion to Build and Support Bases Abroad Since 2001
Though base numbers remain staggering and historically unprecedented, most Americans are hardly aware of their existence.
Christianity of the Inquisition in the US Army
Col. Larry Wilkerson: Evangelical Christianity is spreading with official support throughout the US armed forces, including the persecution of ‘non-believers.’
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Sexual Abuse in the Military
Sexual abuse in the military .
Israel, Syria and the United States
Zunes' review of the last decade of Israel, Syria and US relations - culminating in Israel's latest bombing raid on Syria - details cross-purposes and missed opportunities.
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Guatemala Illuminates its Dark History With a Stunning Guilty Verdict for Rios Montt
Former dictator Rios Montt has been sentenced to jail for 80 years for genocide in an undeniable victory.
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Sexual Assaults and Nuclear Missiles: What’s the Matter With the Military?
Robert Reich: Why has it been so difficult for the military to remedy its sexual assault problem?