Justice Department cites threat of violence in U.S. in keeping bin Laden photos secret

The Justice Department wants a federal judge to allow them to withhold photos of the death of Osama bin Laden on the grounds that releasing the photos could incite violence against the U.S. The DOJ disputed the arguments of Judicial Watch that making the photos public would cause harm to national security by revealing intelligence [...]

Domestic spying pervasive since 9/11

President Barack Obama has done nothing to fulfill his promise to curtail warrantless spying and in fact wants Congress to renew powers given to the federal government to conduct the surveillance. Writing a commentary for Wired, Ryan Singel quotes Julian Sanchez of the Cato Institute on the effectiveness of the spying, “We have become so [...]

CIA wants to censor book by former FBI agent about 9/11 and terrorism

The Central Intelligence Agency is demanding that a memoir of a former FBI agent be heavily cut before publication. The agent was at the forefront of the fight against Al Qaeda and terrorism and makes some pointed criticisms of CIA errors including the harsh interrogation of the first important captive after 9/11. People close to [...]

Britain sabotages al Qaeda online magazine after CIA rejects that option

A new online al Qaeda magazine found itself without 64 pages when British intelligence launched a cyber-attack against the publication called Inspire. The CIA had rejected the proposal to block it out of the need to protect CIA sources and methods. The site itself is an important source of intelligence. In response to the controversy [...]

Brooklyn brothers sue Fox TV for defamation after labeled as terrorists

Two Brooklyn brothers are filing suit against Fox TV for a report last year on a third brother indicted for traveling to Yemen to support Al Qaeda. The brothers said the report implied that they were involved in terrorism and transferring money to terrorists. For the Courthouse News Service, Adam Klasfeld writes, “In the broadcast [...]

Muslim civil liberties group files suit to force police to release information on raid resulting in cleric’s death

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is seeking details about a raid led by the FBI on a Muslim cleric suspected of running a criminal gang. The cleric was killed by agents. -db Wall Street Journal August 9,2010 By Alex P. Kellogg DETROIT—A leading Muslim advocacy group is accusing local and state law-enforcement agencies of improperly [...]