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Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many
WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland. He was not accused of aiding...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), The Associated Press, Freedom of the Press, Police Investigations, Lewis Libby
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Review: 'War on Whistleblowers' fails to fully sound alarm
Since 2002, filmmaker-activist Robert Greenwald has made a string of vital feature documentaries, including the trenchant exposés "Uncovered: The War on Iraq" and "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism." His latest, the brief "War on...
Tags: Iraq, White House, Iraq War (2003-2011), Movies, Freedom of the Press
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Former CIA officer charged with leaking classified information
A former CIA officer is facing decades in prison after being charged Monday with disclosing classified information to journalists, the latest in an unprecedented Obama administration crackdown against national security leaks. John Kiriakou, who made news...Tags: Valerie Plame Wilson, Police Investigations, Lewis Libby, Government, Punishment
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NSA says classified information found on seized hard drives
The National Security Agency says it found top-secret information on hard drives that were seized in a failed espionage probe, and the agency is refusing to release the computers — despite the continued protests of their owners.
In court filings in...Tags: Police Investigations, Government, Crimes, Espionage and Intelligence, FBI
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2011: A re-wind
Fast cars zipped around downtown Baltimore streets and, it turns out, the race promoters' financial messes. A robocall that urged voters to relax and stay home led jurors to a vote of their own: guilty of election fraud. We bade farewell to an iconic...Tags: Talk Shows (genre), Stephen Pitcairn, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Cancer, Executive Branch
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Cardin wrong on whistleblowers
It was a tremendous disappointment to read that Sen. Ben Cardin is still pursuing that noxious legislation which will only punish whistleblowers that expose government malfeasance ("Cardin's spy bill draws anger," Nov. 25). Presumably, my senator wants to...Tags: Iraq, Valerie Plame Wilson, Pakistan, National Security, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Cardin bill angers whistleblower advocates
Legislation drafted by Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin to update the 1917 Espionage Act has angered public disclosure advocates who say the proposal would make it harder for federal employees to expose government fraud and abuse. The bill would clarify a murky...Tags: U.S. Department of State, World War I (1914-1918), Government, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Civil and Public Service
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Feds should return computers to NSA whistleblower
It was shocking to see that the National Security Agency is still persecuting Thomas Drake, the whistleblower who exposed a wasteful computer system and then was prosecuted ("NSA whistle-blowers want seized computers returned," Nov. 18). He and his...Tags: Iraq, National Security, Crime, Law and Justice, National Security Agency, Judges
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NSA whistle-blowers want seized computers returned
Four former analysts at the National Security Agency who had complained that waste and mismanagement impeded efforts to protect America are trying to force authorities to return personal computers seized from their homes in 2007.
Among those joining...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Police Investigations, Misdemeanors, U.S. Department of Justice, Trials
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Too many secrets
Every 6-year-old knows what a secret is. But apparently our nation's national security establishment does not.
Consider this strange case from earlier this year. On June 8, the National Security Agency, a top-secret government spy agency, heralded the...Tags: National Government, Government, Elections, Human Interest, News Media
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NSA whistleblower is an American hero
Since I believe Thomas Drake is a hero for blowing the whistle on incompetence and possible malfeasance at the National Security Agency, I attended his sentencing hearing ("No jail time for ex-NSA official," July 16). I appreciated the fact that U.S....Tags: National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, National Security, Politics, Government
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NSA employee accused of leaking information sentenced to probation
Thomas Andrews Drake, the former NSA employee accused of felony espionage but convicted of a misdemeanor computer violation, was sentenced Friday in Baltimore's federal court to 240 hours of community service and one year's probation.
It was an abrupt...Tags: Health, Elections, Criminals, Government, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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