- D-Day 70th anniversary: World leaders gather for ceremony
- Normandy D-Day landing sites: Then & Now
- 93-year-old WWII vet to parachute into Normandy —again
- Pensioner who hid medals and absconded from care home found at D-Day celebrations in France—"The 89-year old was reported missing from his Hove care home but actually sneaked onboard a coach for a final reunion with his D-Day comrades across the Channel."
- Chiquita Is Blocking a 9/11 Victims' Bill—"For years, the conglomerate paid off Colombian militias. So it's no wonder the company is now furiously lobbying to stop a bill that would make it easier to sue terror financiers."
- CIA drone strikes: embarrassment for US as Pakistan court orders murder investigation—"Campaigners say court decision could open floodgates to more criminal cases against controversial strikes and call for international arrest warrant against American spy."
- US confirms Syria suicide bomber was American
- CBS' Lara Logan problem: Why is disgraced reporter returning to "60 Minutes"?—"Months after Logan's discredited Benghazi report shamed the network, CBS gives her another shot." Salon
- Zakaria: What next for Afghanistan?
- Former NSA Director: 'An attack is going to come'
- Holder announces task force on 'homegrown' terrorists
- Boston: Man charged with obstructing bombing probe
- Right-wing Extremism in the United States
- America, Worry About Your Own 'Terrorists'
- Bowe Bergdahl, American Soldier, Freed by Taliban in Prisoner Trade NYT
- What do we know about Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance?
- Republicans Frantically Scrub Their Praise Of Bowe Bergdahl
- Oliver North Of All People Blasts Obama For Financing Terrorist Orgs In Bergdahl Swap
- GOP Congressman Criticizes Own Party Over Bowe Bergdahl Response
- McChrystal on Bergdahl: 'We don't leave Americans behind. That's unequivocal'
- Brooks: President Obama Was Right—"National solidarity is essential to the health of the country. And President Obama’s prisoner swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl nurtured that sentiment." NYT
- What Excuse Remains for Obama's Failure to Close GITMO?
- Official: US Moving Ahead With Guantanamo Closure
- U.S. expects more Guantanamo transfers despite Bergdahl controversy
- Guantánamo inmate makes new force-feeding complaint after judge's ruling
- Iraq war costs U.S. more than $2 trillion: study
- Full account of Tony Blair's exchanges with George Bush on Iraq war to be kept secret—"Gists of Tony Blair's conversations with George Bush to be published while former US President's views will remain secret, Chilcot Inquiry told."
- Deadly fighting breaks out in Iraq's Mosul
- Israel 'deeply disappointed' with US—"The Israeli ambassador to the United States late Monday slammed the Obama administration for its willingness to work with the new Palestinian unity government formed earlier that day."
- India, China and Turkey endorse Palestinian unity government—"All three powers call on international community to support Fatah-Hamas unity government, breaking ranks from Israel."
- Angered by Palestinian unity gov't, Israel to build more settler homes
- Israeli doctors refuse to force-feed Palestinian prisoners, despite govt pressure
- Republicans refuse to fund the VA
- Veterans Group Targets Mitch McConnell, Richard Burr In New Ad Campaign
- Senators reach bipartisan deal on VA health care —Still up for a vote.
- Edward Snowden, a year on: reformers frustrated as NSA preserves its power—"A year ago, Edward Snowden exposed the NSA's widespread surveillance practices. Privacy advocates demanded a change in the law – but today, the agency's powers remain largely intact."
- Four ways Edward Snowden changed the world – and why the fight's not over
- Snowden showed us just how big the panopticon really was. Now it's up to us
- You Can Fight the NSA—"Edward Snowden wants Internet users to make surveillance too expensive for the government."
- Most Americans Think Snowden Did the Right Thing, Poll Says
- NSA chief Michael Rogers: Edward Snowden 'probably not' a foreign spy—"New NSA director plays down speculation that 'our gentleman in Moscow' was working for a foreign intelligence agency."
- 'New York Times' Editor: Losing Snowden Scoop 'Really Painful'—That's what they get for submerging an NSA story before the 2004 elections that literally could have changed history.
- The media genius of Edward Snowden—Greenwald shows the mainstream media's vilification in action.
- On 6/5, 65 Things We Know About NSA Surveillance That We Didn't Know a Year Ago
- The NSA knew our secrets. One year later, we know theirs.
- Germany investigates alleged NSA Merkel phone tap WaPo
- Another federal judge rules on legality of NSA surveillance WaPo
- No worries: NSA chief says facial recognition program is totally legal—"'We do not do this in some unilateral basis against US citizens,' NSA chief says."
- Mathematicians Urge Colleagues To Refuse To Work For The NSA
- There's A Huge New Snowden Leak -- And No One Knows Where It Came From—"On Tuesday, news site The Register published a story containing explosive 'above top secret' information about Britain's surveillance programs including details of a "clandestine British base tapping undersea cables in the Middle East."
- DOJ Admits It's Still Destroying Evidence In NSA Case; Judge Orders Them (Again) To Stop; DOJ Flips Out
- New Whistleblower Organization Launched on Anniversary of Snowden Revelations—"Former whistleblowers Radack, Wiebe, Coleman-Adebayo and Ellsberg speak out at the launch of ExposeFacts.org, a US-based independent media organization that encourages whistleblowers to expose government and corporate malfeasance."
- Guardian launches SecureDrop system for whistleblowers to share files—"SecureDrop platform allows sources to submit documents and data while avoiding most common forms of online tracking."
- NSA-Proof Server Protonet Smashes Crowdfunding Record by Raising $1m in 89 Minutes
- Polish NGO to Obama: Mass Surveillance Is Not Freedom
- Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance—"Wires allow agencies to listen to or record live conversations, in what privacy campaigners are calling a 'nightmare scenario.'"
- German intelligence agency confesses to spy stations—"Federal Intelligence Service attaches its logo to sites after amateur investigators post locations online."
- Secret terror trial is threat to open justice, human rights campaigners warn—"Trial of two men charged with terrorism offences could be heard entirely behind closed doors for first time in modern UK history."
- Life sentences for serious cyberattacks are proposed in Queen's speech—"Any cyberattackers who cause 'loss of life, serious injury or damage to national security' could face full sentence."
- Federal agency seeks to widen surveillance beyond Idle No More to any demonstrators in Canada
- Deutsche Telekom, Hungarian government collude to silence independent media
- Nine 'terrorists' sentenced to death in China—"The 29 cases were processed according to new rules calling on state prosecutors to complete terror-related investigations within 24 hours, the report said."
- Thai police: We'll 'get you' for junta criticism—"Thai police warned online critics of the military junta Friday that they will "come get you" for posting political views that could incite divisiveness, the latest reminder about surveillance of social media in post-coup Thailand." WaPo
- Supreme Court rejects effort to compel FoxNews.com reporter to reveal sources
- Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Times Reporter Over Refusal to Identify Source—"The order gave no reasons for the decision but effectively sided with the government in a case involving James Risen of The New York Times, who has said he has no intention of complying with the subpoena." NYT
- The House Passes a Journalism Shield Law and Nobody Notices
- ACLU: Judge Releases Information about Police Use of Stingray Cell Phone Trackers
- LAPD adds drones to arsenal, says they'll be used sparingly
- Widespread US Police Surveillance Is Happening In Total Secrecy
- U.S. Marshals Seize Local Cops' Cell Phone Tracking Files in Extraordinary Attempt to Keep Information From Public
- Former Brooklyn DA Accused of Misusing Over One Million Dollars in Asset Forfeiture—"Former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes may now face felony larceny charges. In 85 percent of cases pursued by the NYPD, the owners are never charged with a crime."
- Cops In Texas Seize Millions By "Policing for Profit"
- Charges dismissed, but $200K still in custody—"The strange journey of the $200 grand in the silver attaché case began when drug investigators raided a Minneapolis tobacco shop."
- The cash smelled like pot, so the feds kept it
