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Whistleblowers
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From Afghanistan, Thank You Bradley Manning!
An appeal from Afghanistan to whistle-blow on war.
The Chimerica Dream: Two Nations, Two Dreams, One Pacific
After years of accusing the Chinese of spying on the US, new revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden have given them the defense they need.
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From Greenwald to Assange: Prosecuting Our Watchdogs of Democracy
There is a fine line between journalist and traitor in the Obama administration.
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NSA Spying Extends to Contents of US Phone Calls
The National Security Agency has acknowledged in a new classified briefing that it does not need court authorization to listen to domestic phone calls, a participant said.
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David Brooks, Tom Friedman, Bill Keller Wish Edward Snowden Had Just Followed Orders
As the government tried to recruit the tech savvy citizens, they now also have to deal with a new generation of idealists like Snowden and Manning.
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Obama’s One-Way Mirror
The Bradley Manning trial provides a perfect example of the one-way mirror we're on the wrong side of:
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Edward Snowden Had a Breaking Point, Where He Decided to Risk It All to Fix This Country – What’s Yours?
Change starts with action, and each of us has a way to contribute.
The Making of a Global Security State: The Five Uncontrollable Urges of a Secrecy-Surveillance World
Given the recent discovery of the NSA surveillance, Tom Engelhardt discusses the world of secrecy that prompted these whistleblowers' decision.
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Chris Pyle, Whistleblower on Domestic Spying in ’70s, Says Be Wary of Attacks on NSA’s Critics
Now teaching constitutional law and civil liberties at Mount Holyoke College, Pyle says the NSA is known for attacking its critics instead of addressing the problems they expose.
Is Edward Snowden a Hero? A Debate with Journalist Chris Hedges & Law Scholar Geoffrey Stone
Edward Snowdenu2019s decision to leak a trove of secret documents outlining the NSAu2019s surveillance program has elicited a range of reactions.