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Obama's War On Leaks

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 05.18.2012

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RICHMOND, Va. -- The Obama administration Friday morning continued its headlong attack on the right of reporters to protect their confidential sources...

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The U.S. and Iran Are Talking. Why Is the New York Times Peddling Iran Islamophobia?

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.19.2012

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Last Saturday -- the same day the United States and Iran were having "constructive and useful" discussions on Iran's nuclear program in Istanbul -- the New York Times published a piece titled, "Seeking Nuclear Insight in Fog of the Ayatollah's Utterances."

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Think Again: John Bolton and the Problem with On-the-One-Hand Objectivity

Eric Alterman | Posted 04.10.2012

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Bolton can hardly be said to have learned the error of his ways. For instance, according to a recent report in the Jerusalem Post, Bolton advised Tory delegates in Britain to press for a "pre-emptive strike" on Iran.

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"Do as I Say, Not as I Do"

Jean-François Julliard | Posted 01.01.2012

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The world over, repressive governments censor or blackout the press and the Internet to shield itself from the forces of social change. Disturbing then to see the same thing happening in the United States.

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Department Of Justice Still Wants New York Times Reporter’s Sources

Politico | JOSH GERSTEIN | Posted 12.19.2011

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In a move that could unleash a major First Amendment battle, the Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to force a New York Times report...

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Obama Comes for the Journalists

Rory O'Connor | Posted 07.26.2011

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Citizens as well as journalists need to stand up for Risen and against the sleazy, Bush-like tactics of the Obamacrats and the burgeoning national security state.

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Feds Spied On NYT Reporter, Court Filings Reveal

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.26.2011

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Politico is reporting that federal investigators spied on New York Times reporter James Risen during a search for a government leaker. The government...

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NYT's Keller Disparages Assange

Coleen Rowley | Posted 05.26.2011

How unseemly for New York Times executive editor Bill Keller to look down so disdainfully at WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, with a nasty ad hominem portrayal in last Sunday's New York Times Magazine.

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Feds Subpoena New York Times Reporter Over CIA Book

New York Times | Charlie Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is seeking to compel a writer to testify about his confidential sources for a 2006 book about the Central Intel...

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James Risen Subpoena: New York Times Reporter Refuses To Name Sources For CIA Book

The New York Times | CHARLIE SAVAGE | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration is seeking to compel a writer to testify about his confidential sources for a 2006 book about the Central Intelligence Agency...

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Stephen Colbert for Secretary of State

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War in Afghanistan, Rethink Afghanistan, Jon Stewart, James Risen, Comedy Central, Afghanistan War, Colbert, New York Times, Afghanistan, Brave New Foundation, World News

If we're going to be subjected to nonsense from the administration until the war is over, then we should make Stephen Colbert Secretary of State. At least then, the jokes would be funny.

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NYT's Risen Hits Back At Critics On Afghan Minerals Story, Raises More Questions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview with John Cook, Risen strikes back at critics of his Afghanistan mineral story. The story was met with substantial criticism since the news of the mineral riches was not exactly new.

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Who Authorized The Torture of Abu Zubaydah?

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the defendants of the use of torture by U.S. forces -- still led by former Vice President Dick Cheney -- this has been a rocky few weeks.

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NYT Reporter Subpoenaed Over Source Of CIA-Iran Book

New York Times | PHILIP SHENON | Posted 05.25.2011

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A federal grand jury has issued a subpoena to a reporter of The New York Times, apparently to try to force him to reveal his confidential sources for ...

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