Counterterrorism

White suburban soccer moms love NSA surveillance!

Why should they care if the government has their data? They don't fear becoming innocent targets of persecution

Falguni A. Sheth Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 97
Technology NSA, suburbs, Surveillance, Spying

What spying apologists don’t tell you about “thwarted plots”

Defenders of the government's spying programs claim they're stopping massive attacks. Here's the real story

Marcy Wheeler Monday, Jun 10, 2013 5:10 PM UTC 63
Technology NSA, Prism, This Week, ABC news

Mad about NSA’s overreach? Blame Congress

There’s plenty of fault to go around, from Bush to Obama to NSA itself. But the legislative branch truly failed us

Jonathan Bernstein Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 10:30 AM UTC 36
Politics NSA, Counterterrorism

Obama’s dangerous blind spot on national security

The President's "comprehensive strategy" to keep us safe foolishly ignores all kinds of known dangers -- except one

David Sirota Tuesday, May 28, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 37
Politics Muslims, Islam, War on Terror

French police seek soldier stabbing suspect

The Sunday stabbing raises concerns about copycat Woolwich attacks

The Associated Press Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:29 PM UTC
News France, Soldiers, woolwich

Closing Gitmo is not enough

Obama admits "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare” -- but fails to offer way out

Marcy Wheeler Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:48 PM UTC 69
Politics Drones, Targeted killing

Code Pink activist berates Obama at national security speech

"Will you apologize to the thousands of Muslims that you have killed?" VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:21 PM UTC 41
Politics Video, Guantanamo Bay

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

Report: Obama to make big speech about drones, Guantanamo

The President will reportedly address White House counterterrorism policy on Thursday

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:44 PM UTC 13
Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi

U.S. counterterror database spikes

The number of names on the classified list has jumped, but bigger databases don't mean more safety

Natasha Lennard Friday, May 3, 2013 8:25 PM UTC
News Counterterrorism, Terrorism, tide

Senate drone hearing challenges “targeted kill” claims

Witness testimony undermines administration claims that only al-Qaida leaders are drone targets

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 9:22 PM UTC
Technology senate subcomittee, Drones

NBC terrorism analysts need more transparency

Network rarely discloses that its security commentators are also U.S. government contractors

Tim Shorrock Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 3:22 PM UTC
Media Terrorism, Counterterrorism, NBC

Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of No Fly List

The ACLU argues the list violates citizens’ Fifth Amendment right to due process

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
News ACLU, FBI, Terrorism, no fly list

WH refuses to release more kill list opinions

The Obama administration will bend to GOP demands over Benghazi to see Brennan confirmed

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 1:32 PM UTC
News Drones, Kill Lists

Lawmakers urge oversight of drone program

Lawmakers on Sunday called for a closer look at President Obama's use of drones

Philip Elliott, Associated Press Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 8:34 PM UTC
Politics Drones, Barack Obama

How do you explain drone killings? With post-Orwellian “Newspeak”

In the logic of perma-war, "imminent threat" is everywhere and drone attacks on Americans are no problem

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Feb 9, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 80
News Drones, John Brennan

The Canadian border: A Constitution-free zone

Drone use, surveillance and now border police all exist outside the law in the post-9/11 world

Todd Miller, TomDispatch Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 4:42 PM UTC 10
Social TomDispatch, Canadian Border

Human Rights Watch decries U.S. prison system

The NGO's World Report criticizes mass incarceration and U.S. record of torture and extrajudicial killing

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 3:25 PM UTC
News Human Rights

LAPD using controversial spy tool in routine crime cases

Police used a device intended to monitor terror suspects, which gathers phone data from nearby non-suspects too

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 8:02 PM UTC
Technology Police, LAPD, stingray

Counterterror rulebook exempts drone war

The manual on targeted killing includes no guidelines for drone attacks in Pakistan

Natasha Lennard Sunday, Jan 20, 2013 8:11 PM UTC
Technology Drones, Pakistan, John Brennan

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