- LISTEN: In Private Speech, Dick Cheney Talks Bombing Iran and GOP Donors Applaud—"The former vice president also calls criticism of the NSA 'hogwash' and rips the 'increasing strain of isolationism" in the GOP.'
- Watch Donald Rumsfeld Lie About Saddam Hussein, al-Qaeda, and 9/11—"In a new doc, the former Defense Secretary says he never meant to imply that Saddam was behind 9/11—despite the implications that the Iraqi dictator and al-Qaeda were in cahoots."
- It's Not Too Late to Try Bush, Cheney and Obama for War Crimes
- Struggling to detail alleged Saudi role in 9/11 attacks
- CIA misled on interrogation program, Senate report says—"Investigators conclude that the agency overstated the effectiveness of harsh tactics while hiding details and taking credit where it wasn't due." Such as information acquired through torture supposedly leading to Osama bin Laden's capture. WaPo
- CIA torture report to remain largely secret despite declassification vote
- John McCain: Classified Senate Report on Torture 'Chilling'—"The Republican says some aspects of the report, which have not yet been made public, are too upsetting to repeat."
- March Was First Month Without U.S. Fatalities in Iraq or Afghanistan In 11 Years
- Do Iraq and Afghanistan veterans think the wars were worth fighting? WaPo
- Terrorism: The legacy of US war in Iraq—"The US, as global policeman, is no different from any other imperial power when asserting its influence."
- Salim Hamdan, and the Yemeni prisoners who can't leave the prison at Guantánamo Bay
- Afghanistan: Before and after the Taliban
- Afghanistan at risk of backslide without sustained support, says David Miliband—Also, women's rights may backslide too in the upcoming elections.
- British sniper in Afghanistan kills six Taliban with one bullet—"Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards hit trigger switch of suicide bomber whose device then exploded, Telegraph learns." Bad-ass.
- Palestinian child describes details of torture and mistreatment during his arrest
- Israeli bulldozers destroy mosque, medical center in East Jerusalem
- American Spy's Release Would Be High-Stakes Gamble
- Chris Christie apologizes for 'occupied territories' remark—He apologised to major political campaign contributor Sheldon Adelson, a "conservative Zionist" who rejects the term. Politico
- Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death—"Egyptian court sentences 529 members of the outlawed group to death on charges of murder."
- UK's Cameron Orders Probe of Muslim Brotherhood
- Muslim Brotherhood Slaughter Christian Woman
- Federal judge: Strip search lawsuit may against FBI—"A federal judge in Detroit has ruled that a lawsuit filed against the FBI and other agencies for detaining and strip searching an Ohio woman because of her ethnicity on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 can proceed."
- Muslim victim of Boston Marathon bombing sues Glenn Beck for defamation and slander
- No NSA reform can fix the American Islamophobic surveillance complex—"Muslim Americans likely make up the bulk of US domestic spy targets. This is what it's like for innocent citizens to live in fear."
- Authorities describe killing of man outside Home Depot on Florin Road as racially motivated
- Conservative filmmaker Pat Dollard: "Time for Americans to start slaughtering Muslims in the streets"—"A Breitbart contributor, and former agent to director Steven Soderbergh, gave this disgusting response to Ft. Hood." Salon
- Turkey's Riot Police Use Water Cannons on Vote Fraud Protesters
- Opposition ballots found in trash bags in southern Turkey
- Electricity cut off in provinces where pro-gov't firms supply power—Cats were unjustly blamed.
- Turkey's Twitter ban violates free speech: constitutional court
- The FBI's Failed Two-Year Campaign Against a Group of Nonviolent Activists in the Midwest—"Nearly two dozen people were hauled before a grand jury because an undercover FBI agent said they were talking about revolution."
- Watch: The police are tracking you, so what happens if you track them?—"Automatic license plate readers have changed the game for police, but privacy advocates warn your data is being misused."
- Feds want an expanded ability to hack criminal suspects' computers—"Proposed rules to let one judge authorize 'remote access' essentially anywhere."
- NSA performed warrantless searches on Americans' calls and emails – Clapper—"Director of national intelligence confirms for first time that NSA has used 'backdoor' in surveillance law to search for data related to 'US persons.'" Fessing up another lie.
- NSA infiltrated RSA security more deeply than thought - study
- 'A' for Angela Merkel: GCHQ and NSA Targeted Private German Companies
- How a Chinese Tech Firm Became the NSA's Surveillance Nightmare
- Utah city ordered to provide water records for enormous NSA facility—"Reporter compelled Bluffdale to provide data on Utah Data Center's water usage."
- Greenwald: NSA Blows Its Own Top Secret Program in Order to Propagandize
- NSA Phone Metadata Collection Program Renewed for 90 Days—"The Obama Administration has secured a 90-day extension of the National Security Agency's (NSA's) controversial authority to collect phone metadata records on U.S. customers under Section 215 of the U.S.A Patriot Act."
- Senate NSA critic urges Barack Obama to end bulk data collection now
- What, besides phone records, does the NSA collect in bulk?—"Gun purchases? Financial transactions? A coalition of orgs wants answers."
- CISPA's Author Has Another Privacy-Killing Bill to Pass Before He Retires
- Federal Agents Pierce Tor Web-Anonymity Tool WSJ
- Censorship is free speech when search engines do it, a US court just ruled
- Canada: Government using fear of cyber-bullying to invade Canadians' privacy
- Journalists increasingly under fire from hackers, Google researchers show—"21 out of 25 top news organizations hit by state-sponsored attacks."
- 'Free Flow of Information Act' Is Bad for Journalism
- China's state media seem to be at odds with China's state censors
- Malaysia: New Police Social Media Unit To Quell Opposition Dissent, DAP Reps Say
- Microsoft: Additional steps to protect your privacy—'Effective immediately, if we receive information indicating that someone is using our services to traffic in stolen intellectual or physical property from Microsoft, we will not inspect a customer's private content ourselves. Instead, we will refer the matter to law enforcement if further action is required."
- Google tells Supreme Court it's legal to packet sniff open Wi-Fi networks—"After an appeals court ruling and a $25,000 fine, Google says the law is on its side."
- Want to Keep Data Private? Encrypt It Before It Even Reaches a Server
- How To Delete Facebook, Google, Twitter Search Data—"Social networks make millions off your data, but they don't need to know everything. Here's how to clear your search history from three top sites."
- Why Apps Shouldn't Have Access to Your Contacts
- Microsoft scam man is sentenced in 'landmark' case—"A man who ran a Microsoft computer scam tricking people into paying for free anti-virus software has received a suspended four-month jail sentence."
- Will Target's Lawsuit Finally Expose the Failings of Security Audits?
- Apps with millions of Google Play downloads covertly mine cryptocurrency
- My online impostor: When that Facebook profile isn't you—"For years, I was plagued by fake social media profiles that humiliated me. Who would stalk me this way -- and why?" Salon
