- Edward Snowden meets rights groups at Moscow airport—Reportedly requesting asylum from Russia over US obstruction.
- The Doubters Are Wrong: Edward Snowden Is a Game-Changer
- FBI director nominee calls whistleblowers 'critical element of functioning democracy'
- Jailed Journalist Barrett Brown Faces 105 Years For Reporting on Hacked Private Intelligence Firms (Video set to autostart.)
- Imprisoned CIA Whistle-Blower: "Everyone Is Corrupt, I've Come to Learn"—"Imprisoned CIA whistle-blower John Kiriakou has advice for Edward Snowden -- and a warning for the rest of us."
- Revealed: how Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages
- Telstra storing data on behalf of US government
- India is 'ready to use' Blackberry message intercept system
- Quinnipiac: "Massive Shift" as Public Now Says War on Terror Has Gone Too Far
- Secret move keeps bin Laden records in the shadows—"The top U.S. special operations commander, Adm. William McRaven, ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout to be purged from Defense Department computers and sent to the CIA, where they could be more easily shielded from ever being made public."
- Tweet referencing Pink's song 'Timebomb' gets teen arrested at concert
- Canadian military still investigating Afghanistan sex assault claim—"Probe investigates claims Canadian soldiers told by superiors to ignore incidents in which Afghan boys were assaulted by allied soldiers."
- Trade Freedom for "Security"? That's a Raw Deal, Canada
- Guantánamo guards 'forcing inmates to stay awake'—"Last British resident Shaker Aamer claims guards are slamming doors at night to deprive prisoners of sleep."
- 'Everybody in Guantanamo has been tortured or abused' - former detainee
- Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantánamo Bay procedure – video
- US judge denies Guantánamo Bay prisoner's request to end force-feeding—"Only Obama has to power to intervene in hunger strike, judge says, as she denies one of four requests to end practice."
- Judge Halts Groin Searches at Guantánamo, Calling Them Abhorrent to Muslims NYT
- 'We aired lies': Al Jazeera staff quit over 'misleading' Egypt coverage
- New York Times shocker: The truth about Egypt slips out—"In a rare moment of candor, the paper exposes U.S. involvement in the coup -- and then seems to promptly forget it." Salon
- In Egypt, Barack Obama's approach is like that of a spread better—"Forget human rights. F-14 jets and $1.5bn in military aid to Egypt show duplicity, not democracy, defines US policy."
- The world's top 5 military spenders—"Despite cuts at the Pentagon, the US still spends more on its armed forces than any other nation -- more, in fact, than the next 10 countries combined."
- The Pentagon Is Spending Your Tax Dollars to Keep You in the Dark About Its Sprawling Empire
- A brand-new U.S. military headquarters in Afghanistan. And nobody to use it.—"The building was completed this year at a cost of $34 million. But as the military draws down, it will sit empty."
- The U.S.'s Stealth Fighter Is Too Heavy and Slow, So the Pentagon Made Its Performance Tests Easier—The best US$1 trillion can buy for.
- Boondoggle Goes Boom—"A demented tale of how the Army actually does business."
- How the Pentagon's payroll quagmire traps America's soldiers
- Immigration bill loaded with goodies for defense contractors
- Master sgt. says no to Chinese-made boots—"The Berry Amendment requires the food, clothing, fabrics and other textiles the Pentagon buys to be grown or made in the U.S." Not the army he'd like to have.
- US Marine Jeremiah Arbogast: male rape in military is 'about power'—Men are usually overlooked victims (NYT).
- Canadian Forces survey asks troops to shed light on sexual assault, harassment—"Results of an anonymous survey to be released in the fall by National Defence will shed more light on the extent of military sexual assault, including what has been called the silent crime of male-on-male rape."
- Air Force Pulls Brochure Advising Sex Assault Victims To Submit
- Too Many Cops Are Told They’re Soldiers Fighting a War. How Did We Get Here?
- Militarized police overreach: "Oh, God, I thought they were going to shoot me next" Salon
- The N.S.A., the 'Encroaching Police State,' and the System
- DUI checkpoint video goes viral—"The driver, Chris Kalbaugh, wrote on his YouTube page that the DUI checkpoint happened in Murfreesboro on July 4, 2013 and the deputy told him 'it is okay to take away my freedom.'" In certain cases/states, that statement may unfortunately be applicable.
- 911 call reveals escalation of 2010 incident sparked by police mistake—"Harrell said the officers admitted to typing in a wrong letter during a routine license plate check, but wanted to check them out anyways. He said after the 911 call was made, the officers tried to grab the phone."
- Barrie police Const. Jason Nevill guilty—"A mall security video ultimately convicted Const. Jason Nevill of assault causing body harm, Justice Lorne Chester told a Barrie court Friday."
- Two Texas Police Officers Fired After Being Caught on Tape Beating Woman, Slamming Her Head Into Countertop
- Get Cuffed for Filming Police; Your Dog Gets Upset; Cop Kills Your Dog
- Tulsa Jail video shows little care given to inmate who died
- Nevada Cops Arrest Man for Criticizing their Parking before Seizing Cameras from Witnesses
- Phoenix police officer is sunk by own cam
- Virginia Tech Survivor Appears In Shooting Target Promo—"A gun control advocate and Virginia Tech shooting survivor is not amused that he appears in an image created by Zombie Industries, the maker of 'life-sized tactical mannequin' targets painted to look like 'zombies.'"
- 7 year-old child shot in head while walking with father to watch fireworks
- Three Handguns Found In Room Where Ohio 3-Year-Old Was Shot And Killed
- Grandmother Accidentally Shoots 11-Year-Old Grandson
- Police chief killed with rifle lost in ATF gun-tracking program
- Police selling guns from buyback program
- New NYC bill would require 3D printed guns to be registered with police
- My Month With a Gun: Week One—"Yes, I bought a handgun and will carry it everywhere I go over the next 30 days. I have four rules: Carry it with me at all times, follow the laws of my state, only do what is minimally required for permits, licensing, purchasing and carrying, and finally be prepared to use it for protecting myself at home or in public."
