Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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U.S. Military Bans The Intercept Fearing Further Leaks of Government Secrets
Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps staff have been prohibited from reading stories published by The Intercept because they may contain classified information from a "potential new leaker."
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Pentagon Funds New Data-Mining Tools To Track and Kill Activists, Part III
Arizona State University’s Defense Department-sponsored data-mining algorithms would enhance CIA "signature" drone strike targeting.
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Exposed: Pentagon Funds New Data-Mining Tools To Track and Kill Activists, Part I
Public university-paid social scientists identify "threats" from mass movements and Muslim NGOs on behalf of U.S. military intelligence.
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The Fourth Branch: The Rise to Power of the National Security State
The 17 major intelligence outfits in the U.S. have been growing, some at prodigious rates, as they outsource their operations to private contractors in staggering numbers.
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Targeting "Social Contagions," Defense Department Prepares for Mass Civil Breakdown
Twitter posts and conversations will be examined "to identify individuals mobilized in a social contagion and when they become mobilized."
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Exclusive: Danish Magazine's Surveillance Scandal Creates New Uproar Over Data Privacy
A Danish weekly has been exposed for bribing one of its IT people to access personal communication and monitor credit and debit card transactions of politicians and celebrities.
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A New Foundation Called Courage: Defending the Truth and Those Who Tell It
In Berlin on Wednesday, a new international organization launched with the purpose of ensuring safety and legality for whistleblowers like Edward Snowden.
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Chomsky: How Edward Snowden Became the World's Most Wanted Criminal
Power must not be exposed to the sunlight – and Snowden failed to comprehend this essential maxim.
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A Hyper-Spying Empire: How the U.S. Institutionalized Surveillance
The NSA's surveillance leviathan, funded by a black budget and presided over by a star-chamber court, suctions up inconceivable amounts of material from around the world.
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Reset The Net: We’re Not Asking For Online Privacy – We’re Taking It Back
A broad-based coalition of online freedom organizations, Internet companies and advocacy groups have issued a call to "Reset the Net" on June 5, the anniversary of the Snowden leaks.
