9th Circuit: Coalition asks federal court to block government efforts to hide illegal domestic spying

A coalition including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a brief asking a federal appeals court to prevent the government from using the “state secrets” argument to dismiss a lawsuit challenging warrantless surveillance. In a press release, EFF described the lawsuit brought by a Muslim group,  “The Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation alleges in its lawsuit that [...]

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 [...]

Records show FBI illegally obtained telephone call records

The FBI trampled the civil liberties of United States citizens by gathering up over 2,000 phone records between 2002 and 2006 by faking terrorism emergencies or simply strong-arming phone companies. -DB The Washington Post January 19, 2010 By John Solomon and Carrie Johnson The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between [...]