National Security
FBI Changes Primary Function From "Law Enforcement" to "National Security"
Small change to fact sheet
The NSA Recommendations: Preventing Turnkey Totalitarianism
The White House panel's recommendations for NSA reform are a start, but more needs to be done-and soon.
How Much Surveillance Can We Accept?
Surveillance advocates must demonstrate that they're worthy of trust
Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance
Does he think we're stupid enough to believe ever-changing official claims about the NSA?
Tom Donilon To Resign as National Security Adviser, Susan Rice To Take Over
Latest Obama administration shakeup
David Axelrod Disturbed by Justice Department Targeting of Fox News Reporter
When the Obama Administration loses David Axelrod...
Former NSA Whistleblower: Obama Administration "Exhibiting Narcissistic Tendencies"
Whistleblower Thomas Drake was prosecuted by the Obama DOJ for "mishandling" documents
All the President's Leaks Prosecutions
Six of nine prosecutions of leakers under the Espionage Act happened under Obama's term in office
Google Fighting National Security Data Demands
Does not want to give up private user info
President Obama Had One Conversation With Leon Panetta on the Day of the Benghazi Attack
Lindsey Graham got visibly upset asking about the lack of response or interest from the president
Judge Rules Bradley Manning Pre-Trial Detention "Excessive", Credits Him 112 Days Off Potential Sentence
Not much of a victory for Manning, who still faces life in prison
China: "Groundless Accusations" in Congressional Report on Chinese Telecom Firm
The telecom firm Huawei was accused by Congress of being a threat to national security
9/11 and Its Legacy of Fear
Sept. 11th has changed America radically--and not for the better.
Someone's Watching
If consumers are annoyed with a merchant's monitoring, they can buy elsewhere. With the intrusive state, there is nowhere to go.
What Rand Paul Learned From Secret Security Hearings
The number of Americans who have been spied on is too high to count.
New York Times Sounds Alarm on Proposed Anti-Leaks Legislation
Another attempt to make the national security state even less transparent and accountable is in the works
Most Transparent Administration in History Prosecuting More Leakers Than All Previous Presidents Combined
Government's clamping down on leaks even as politically expedient ones continue.
The Truth About "Deep Throat"
A new book sheds light on the Watergate whistleblower's real motives.
Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, and How Government Always Wins The War on Terror
How can the U.S. stop fighting when the threat is so dire, but we've almost won?
