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NSA To Build $1.5 Billion Cybersecurity Data Center

InformationWeek | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

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The massive complex, comprising up to 1.5 million square feet of building space, will provide intelligence and warnings related to cybersecurity threa...

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NYR: Who's In Big Brother's Database?

The New York Review of Books | James Bamford | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

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James Bamford The New York Review of Books From the forthcoming November 5th issue The Secret Sentry: The Untold History of the National Security A...

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U.S. Spy Strategy Released; Intel Chief Dennis Blair Comments On 9/11

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON - The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks would not have happened had U.S. intelligence agencies been organized then the way they are now, the top U...

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Setting the Record Straight on Warrantless Wiretapping Program

Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein

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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Why We're Challenging the FAA

Larry Siems | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics

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Larry Siems

Programs that allow governments to spy on their own citizens are often directed against writers and intellectuals and pose a serious threat to the intellectual and creative freedoms of all citizens.

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Increased Judicial, Legislative Oversight of Intelligence Hangs on Pending Bills

Frank Naif | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

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Frank Naif

If enacted, the State Secrets Protection Act would allow courts to review in camera Federal assertions of the state secret privilege.

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The CIA's Role in Iranian Regime Change

Keith Thomson | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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Keith Thomson

I would guess that in the past year, there were more regime-change-in-Iran plots floated by members of the intelligence community than there are Iranians.

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Intelligence Bureaucracy, Not Clinton 'Wall,' Caused Intelligence Failures, Says Declassified 9/11 Commission Report

Frank Naif | Posted 07.21.2009 | Politics

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Frank Naif

Different parts of the government had important clues about the 9/11 attacks well in advance, but didn't share them with intelligence or law enforcement units that could have acted on them.

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Feinstein: NSA Not Violating Surveillance Law

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday disputed a newspaper report that the National Security Agency conduc...

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NSA Ill-Suited for Domestic Cybersecurity Role

Frank Naif | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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Frank Naif

Does the federal government need to be involved in coordinating private sector cybersecurity? Perhaps, but only in a coordinating role.

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What Does an Extremist Look Like?

Geri Spieler | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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Geri Spieler

Is an extremist tall, short, young, old, thin, fat? Would you know if the person standing next to you was about to pull out a gun and shoot? Scary ...

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Secrecy Sacrificing National Security

Shahid Buttar | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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Shahid Buttar

Our nation's most notorious criminals violate our most fundamental laws and remain not only free, but actively engaged in influencing our national security policies.

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U.S. Intelligence -- or the Lack Thereof -- on North Korea

Keith Thomson | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

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Keith Thomson

How is it -- given a skyful of satellites and legions of human spies -- that we were surprised by North Korea's missile launch? Why is it that we know so little about this country?

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Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Happy Campers?

Keith Thomson | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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Keith Thomson

A former CIA operations officer told me that Al Qaeda members are "happy" with the new U.S. policy that essentially has opened our interrogation playbook to them.

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Harman's Wiretap Woes and the AIPAC Cabal

Marcy Winograd | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

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Marcy Winograd

Was Harman a true believer in Israel and AIPAC or was she caught up in a script that had spun out of control?

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Harman "Disappointed" By NSA Wiretapping She Voted To Allow

Think Progress | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

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On Sunday, CQ reported that the NSA had wiretapped Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), listening in on a call in which she apparently offered a quid pro quo to a...

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Ryan Grim

Pelosi Denies Being Threatened By Funder Over Harman

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) denied Tuesday that a Democratic donor, Haim Saban, threatened to withhold campaign contributions if Pelosi woul...

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Jane Harman Denies Interceding In Israeli Spy Case

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is considering dropping its case against two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of illegally disclosing nat...

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Ryan Grim

Which Congressman Did NSA Try To Wiretap Without A Warrant?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

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The National Security Agency sought to wiretap a member of Congress without a warrant, the New York Times reported Thursday. The paper couldn't determ...

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NSA Wiretapping: Justice Department Reining It In

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that the panel would hold a hearing to get to the bottom of reports tha...

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NSA Intercepts Exceed Limits Set By Congress

New York Times | ERIC LICHTBLAU and JAMES RISEN | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyo...

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Are the 14 Million "Found" White House Emails the New Watergate Tapes?

Keith Thomson | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Keith Thomson

Filling in the gaps in the CIA leak case -- like why Bush administration officials exposed Valerie Plame Wilson's covert operative status -- may be as simple as entering "plame" in an email search.

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Obama on Torture: Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Ari Melber | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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Ari Melber

This answer tracks the language of many torture apologists (and advocates) in Washington, who posit a choice between protecting the country today and second-guessing the past.

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation Defends Americans

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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Craig Newmark

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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Gitmo Gotcha, You Betcha

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Schweitzer

Illegal conduct implemented at Gitmo has now metastasized to the shores of the United States. Where is the outrage?

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