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Tag Archives: Washington Post
And The Hit Job On The Late Gary Webb Continues
The recent release of the Jeremy Renner vehicle Kill The Messenger has, predictably, led some of the papers who attacked Webb’s work on the Dark Alliance series to resurface to resume their attacks on the deceased investigative reporter. Jeff Leen’s … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Contras, Dark Alliance, Gary Webb, Jeff Leen, Kill The Messenger, Nicaragua, Nick Schou, San Jose Mercury News, Washington Post
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Richard Cohen’s Edward Snowden Assessment, Revised
You can read his column here. Being both a former CIA analyst-turned-whistleblower-turned-Hill staffer, my background–and my sense of the history of these things–lead me to offer the following: The only traitors in this episode are executive branch officials who knowingly … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, FISA, FISC, NSA, Obama, PATRIOT Act, Richard Cohen, Snowden, STELLAR WIND, surveillance, Washington Post
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ICYMI: Washington Post Puts Whistleblowers In The “Style” Section
Rather bizarre placement for this Emily Wax piece, and some interesting omissions. In the section on Thomas Drake’s case (involving the TRAILBLAZER fiasco at NSA), there’s this gem: The former top spokesman for the Justice Department, Matthew Miller, later said … Continue reading
Posted in Whistleblowers
Tagged Congress, Emily Wax, FISA, HR 2818, NSA, PATRIOT Act, Surveillance State Repeal Act, Thomas Drake, TRAILBLAZER, Washington Post, whistleblowers
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