CIA

Who’s leaking more: Snowden or the government condemning him?

Somehow, we've been given a lot of private information about Edward Snowden since the investigation into him began

Trevor Timm Friday, Jun 28, 2013 3:59 PM UTC 10
Media Edward Snowden, Leaks

Edward Snowden “in a safe place” in Hong Kong

The NSA whistleblower has been charged with espionage, but it's unknown if an extradition request has been made yet

Associated Press Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 7:15 PM UTC
News Edward Snowden, NSA, Espionage

Here come the Edward Snowden truthers

Some think he's a CIA plant, others say he's a useful idiot. But they all agree: Something stinks to high heaven!

Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 11:24 AM UTC 143
Politics Edward Snowden, NSA, CIA

Has the US lost Africa to terrorism?

Qaddafi's overthrow has empowered a host of new militant Islamist groups in Mali and other parts of the continent

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 2:54 PM UTC 42
Politics TomDispatch.com, Africa, Mali

What you should know about developing Syria situation

The conventional wisdom is over-hyping recent events, and gets U.S. strategy wrong. Here's what's really happening

Brian Katulis Friday, Jun 14, 2013 1:59 PM UTC 83
Politics Syria, Barack Obama

Netflix, Facebook — and the NSA: They’re all in it together

NSA, Netflix, Facebook and other e-commerce goliaths are collaborating on tools that track us in very intimate ways

Andrew Leonard Friday, Jun 14, 2013 11:28 AM UTC 26
Technology NSA, gift economy

CIA deputy slut-shamed over erotica reading

The Daily Beast sniggers over a bookstore erotica night the first female deputy director hosted 20 years ago

Laura Miller Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 8:20 PM UTC 44
Life CIA, The Daily Beast, Erotica

10 ways we wildly underestimate our surveillance state

The newest revelations about the NSA are just the tip of the digital iceberg

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 2:58 PM UTC
Technology AlterNet, NSA, CIA

“1984″ sales explode following NSA scandal

The publishing world reasons that the unfolding scandal has people in a paranoid mood

Miles Klee, The Daily Dot Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 12:20 PM UTC 13
Business the daily dot, 1984, NSA, CIA, Prism

Snowden whereabouts remain unknown

The whistle-blower, who's said he wants to avoid the media spotlight, has gone underground

Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 11:58 AM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Hong Kong

Encrypt your emails, evade the NSA

Concerned about mass surveillance? Here's a guide to making your Internet communications more private

ProPublica Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 8:16 PM UTC
Social ProPublica, Privacy, Surveillance

If you know nothing about whistle-blowers, don’t cover them

Jeffrey Toobin, Megan McArdle and Joe Klein spew ignorance and contempt for a process they don't understand

Kevin Gosztola Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 5:05 PM UTC 15
Media Media Criticism, CNN

Leaks actually improve U.S. security

Whistleblowers like Bradley Manning prevent government from waging deadly warfare based on faulty intelligence

Chase Madar, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 3:06 PM UTC
Politics TomDispatch.com

CIA often doesn’t know whom it kills with drones

Despite not even knowing the identity of the dead, the CIA asserted that all those killed were combatants VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 13
News Video, Drones, CIA, Pakistan, NBC

CIA whistle-blower John Kiriakou shares letter from prison

Through his lawyer, the former agent who spoke out against torture, details federal prison experience

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:58 PM UTC
News John Kiriakou, CIA, Whistleblower

Pakistan officials: Top militant killed in drone strike

If confirmed, the death of its no. 2 commander would be a shocking blow to the Pakistani Taliban

Rasool Dawar and Asif Shahzad, Associated Press Wednesday, May 29, 2013 2:02 PM UTC 11
News Associated Press, Drone, Pakistan

Ahead of Obama’s speech, U.S. acknowledges four American drone killings

Letter from Eric Holder and reports on policy shift do little to allay concerns about endless, boundless drone war

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:26 PM UTC 22
News Drones, Eric Holder

Obama’s drone speech will probably be maddening

His proposed reforms appear positive, but will he continue to ignore the real arguments against his policy?

Alex Pareene Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:15 PM UTC 17
Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama

John Brennan makes surprise Israel trip over Syria concerns

The CIA chief met with Benjamin Netanyahu following recent Israeli airstrikes outside Demascus

Natasha Lennard Friday, May 17, 2013 3:10 PM UTC
News John Brennan, CIA, Syria, Israel

Absolutely outrageous: Big Brother is watching

The Justice Department's abuse of AP phone records puts the media and truth-tellers on notice: We see everything

Marcy Wheeler Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 36
Technology Eric Holder, Associated Press

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