Domestic Spying

Mitt Romney's Homeland Security Record In Massachusetts: Everyone A Suspect

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Department of Homeland Security, Gov-Romney, Video, Mitt Romney Massachusetts, Dhs, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Domestic Spying, Politics News

Mitt Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts as the man who saved the 2002 winter Olympics. While much of his focus had been on righting the games in...

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The NYPD Should Build, Not Disrupt Faith

Joshua Stanton | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Religious Freedom USA, Nypd, Students, College Campus, Domestic Spying, Spying, Msa, Islam, Police, Collaboration, Interfaith, Muslims, New York City, Religion News

The very logic behind this NYPD initiative raises my hackles. Is a religious community really free to assemble when it does not feel safe doing so?

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WATCH: NYPD Cops Training Included This Anti-Muslim Movie

| Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Brennan Center for Justice, Nypd, The Clarion Fund, Nypd Muslims, Ny News, Radical Islam, Nypd Demographics Unit, New York News, The Third Jihad, New York Muslims, Domestic Spying, Video, New York News

By Sonja Sharp MANHATTAN -- A movie about radical Islam was shown to nearly 1,500 NYPD recruits for up to a year of their training, The New York Ti...

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Federal Intelligence Agencies May Help Target Pot Growers

Andrew Becker | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Marijuana, Cia, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Dea, Immigration, Pot, Intelligence Community, Domestic Spying, Marijuana Prosecution, Marijuana Growers, San Francisco News

Lawmakers soon may enlist the nation's spymaster to help fight Mexican drug traffickers and others who use federal land in California and elsewhere to grow marijuana.

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The NYPD: Spies, Spooks and Lies

Len Levitt | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Muslims, Spying, Nypd, Ray Kelly, Counterintelligence, Domestic Spying, Nypd Spying on Mosques, Nypd Spying, September 11 Anniversary, Nypd Scandals, New York News

The scope of the surveillance described in Intelligence Divison documents suggest that the NYPD may have targeted subjects without specific tips about wrongdoing. The spying has targeted virtually every level of Muslim life in NYC.

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Convicted Spy Not Allowed At Father's Funeral

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Spy Funeral, Indiana Spy, White House, Northwest Indiana, Jonathan Pollard Spy, Jonathan Pollard, Spying, Navy, Israel, Domestic Spying, Chicago News

MISHAWAKA, Indiana — A former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel was not permitted to attend his father's funeral in ...

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Ousted DOJ Attorney Thomas Tamm Speaks Out About Warrantless Spy Program

Democracy Now! | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Doj, Thomas Tamm, Warrentless Wiretapping, Domestic Spying, Politics News

Democracy Now! interviews Thomas Tamm, the former U.S. Justice Department attorney who helped expose the Bush administration's domestic warrantless eavesdropping program.

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Attention, Walmart Shoppers: Big Sis Wants You to Spy on One Another

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walmart, Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, Extremism, Surveillance, See-Something-Say-Something-National, Tsa, Fourth Amendment, Domestic Spying, Politics News

You have power, so use it. Be what those who founded America wanted us to be -- engaged, active, informed. After all, we are the government.

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Drilling Opponents Spied on Like Terrorists

Jay Stanley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aclu, Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania, Surveillence, Fracking, Natural Gas Drilling, Hydrofracking, Spying, Peaceful Protest, Domestic Spying, Politics News

Once again, police "intelligence" functions created to supposedly help prevent terrorism are being used to violate the rights of peaceful ...

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The United States of Fear: Ten Examples

Bill Quigley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Iraq, Afghanistan, September 11th, Domestic Spying, Freedom, 9/11, Politics News

Since 9/11, fear has been the main engine of change in the US. Who would have thought that there once was a US president who said "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"?

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Federal Eavesdropping Program to Take Over Arizona Immigration, Nation Relieved

Chris Michael | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nsa, Warrantless Wiretapping, Bush Administration, Eavesdropping, Doj, Arizona Immigration, George W. Bush, Obama Doj, sb1070, Obama Administration, Mexico, Bush Doj, Department of Justice, Spying, Chris Michael, Domestic Spying, Comedy News

WASHINGTON--Arizona's controversial new immigration bill has come under serious fire this past week by requiring state law enforcement officials to st...

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McCain and the Flip-Flops

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Don't Ask/Don't Tell, Mccain-Feingold, Shiree Verdone, Bush's Tax Cuts, Mccain, Immigration, Bailout, Sarah Palin, Defense Secretary Gates, Admiral Mullen, Guantanamo Bay, Roe v. Wade, Environment, J.D. Hayworth, Gay Marriage, Domestic Spying, Comedy News

"Talk about your flip-floppers," says McCain. "Gates and Mullen aren't on board on this, my friend. They're just parroting their boss. They want to keep 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' as much as I do."

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1984 in 2010: Hijacking Democracy to Spy on Americans

Shahid Buttar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nsa, Russ Feingold, Patriot Act, Intelligence, Underwear Bomber, National Security, Congressional Oversight, Fbi, Surveillance, Harry Reid, Fisa, Constitution, Cointelpro, Barack Obama, Domestic Spying, Politics News

With the White House and congressional leadership supporting unconstitutional abuses threatening the very fabric of our society, the Constitution appears to have few friends left in our nation's capital.

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Our Neighbors' Keeper: Local Cop Chiefs Want to Create a Nation of Snoops

Dave Lindorff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Civil Liberties, Terrorism, Citizen Spies, Domestic-Spying, Police Spying, Home News

The last thing we need is a bunch of self-appointed citizen snoops calling in to the cops with reports on every neighbor who looks or acts a little bit different.

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GOP Targets Dodd For Trying To Repeal Immunity For Telecoms In Wiretapping Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Cornyn, Civil Liberties, FISA Amendments, Warrantless Wiretapping, Telecom Immunity, Chris Dodd, Domestic Spying, Chris Dodd Wiretapping, Politics News

The Senate GOP fundraising arm is soliciting donations by vowing to defeat Democrats who want to repeal the retroactive immunity granted last year to ...

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Setting the Record Straight on Warrantless Wiretapping Program

Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, NSA Wiretapping, Michael Hayden, Nsa, Warrantless Surveillance, Domestic Spying, Politics News

Strong intelligence tools are necessary to keep us secure. But those tools must be transparent to Congress, subject to legal review from the Executive Branch, and fully consistent with the law.

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Our Government Opposes Internet Filtering -- Maybe Yes, Maybe No

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Warrantless Wiretapping, Iran, Acta, Net Neutrality, Domestic Spying, Media News

If the government opposes Internet filtering in Iran and opposes it in China, then it would be nice if our legislators and our government opposed it here, too.

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation Defends Americans

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nsa, Illegal Wiretaps, Eff, Patriot Act, Joe Nacchio, Wiretapping, Spying, Domestic Spying, Politics News

There's more drama around the attempts by the current administration to protect people who might have spied illegally on everyday American citizens.

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A Former FBI Agent Joins the ACLU -- and Finds Symmetry in Opposition

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Data Mining, Aclu, Fbi, Fisa, Warrantless Surveillance, Bill Richardson, Domestic Spying, Politics News

Mike German was a once-politically conservative crack undercover agent who has found a new home at the ACLU, where he uses his insider knowledge to hold his former employer's feet to the fire.

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After the (Grand Old) Party: Don't Go Home Just Yet

Shahid Buttar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Barack Obama Presidential Transition, Obama Election Day, Grassroots, Obama Presidency, Obama's Cabinet, Obama, Obama Transition, Executive Power, Barack Obama, Culture Wars, Pakistan, Christopher Shays, Marriage Equality, Change, Robert Gates, John Kerry, Electoral System, Gop, Community Organizing, Newt Gingrich, Domestic Spying, President Obama, Obama Administration, Obama White House, Obama Priorities, Obama Issues, President Elect Obama, Politics News

If the crowds celebrating Obama's victory go home in 2009, his Administration will achieve disappointing results. The President-Elect will confront a variety of national and global crises.

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My Co-Worker is a Terrorist

Jake Brewer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aclu, Maryland State Police, Energy Action Coalition, Domestic Surveillance, Chesapeake Bay, Environment, Powervote, Domestic Terrorism, Green Energy, Maryland, Domestic Spying, Green News

My co-worker, Josh's, most terrorizing activities? Helping pass landmark legislation like the Maryland Healthy Air Act and the Clean Car Bill.

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White House: Spying Misconduct, Which Included Eavesdropping On Phone Sex, Must Be Investigated

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nsa, Eavesdropping, Dana Perino, Domestic Spying, Wiretapping, Politics News

The White House spokesperson Dana Perino said today that she couldn't speak to the accuracy of an ABC news report that came out last week citing misco...

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Domestic Wiretapping First Hand Account: NSA Listened To Phone Sex

ABC | BRIAN ROSS, VIC WALTER, and ANNA SCHECTER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nsa, Civil Liberties, Domestic Wiretapping, Sex, Phone Sex, Wiretapping, Fbi, Domestic Spying, FBI Surveillance, Politics News

Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropp...

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New FBI Rules Would Make Domestic Surveillance Even Easier

Washington Post | Carrie Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, Wiretapping, Fbi, Justice Department, Justice Department Spying, Domestic Spying, Politics News

The Justice Department will unveil changes to FBI ground rules today that would put much more power into the hands of line agents pursuing leads on na...

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White House Pushes For Expanded Domestic Spying

Washington Post | Spencer S. Hsu and Carrie Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spying, Justice Department, Domestic Surveillance, Domestic Spying, Politics News

The Justice Department has proposed a new domestic spying measure that would make it easier for state and local police to collect intelligence about A...

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