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KPFK ‘BradCast’: Illegal NSA Surveillance Programs 101

Should NBC’s David Gregory Be Charged With a Crime for Being a Lousy Journalist?

Even Snowden’s Detractors See His Leaks As Helpful, Even If They Don’t Admit It Outright

Today’s Reminder: Fox ‘News’ and the Right Don’t Give a Damn About ‘Big Government’ Intrusion into the Lives and Rights of Private Citizens

There's been barely a peep from pretend 'conservatives' since news of Obama's NSA spying on millions of American phone records...

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Public/private distinction for civil rights enforcement ignores the omnipotent power of private corporations

Anti-government 'Tea Party' rhetoric misses real threat to liberty posed by unchecked corporate wealth and power...

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Rejects DoJ attempt to invoke so-called 'State Secrets Privilege'...

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'American Conservative' mag's description of interview with previously-gagged FBI whistleblower as 'explosive' may prove to be a gross understatement

Blackmail, bribery, infiltration, theft, and sale of nuke secrets by Turkey, Israel explained in clearer detail than ever before...

SIBEL EDMONDS: In Congress We Trust…Not

The former FBI translator and whistleblower suggests blackmail may be at the heart of Congressional refusal to bring accountability and oversight to its own members - such as both Hastert and Harman - in matters of espionage and national security

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‘Liberal’ Corporate Media Help Whitewash Bush Legacy on Iraq

Repeating Misreported Facts on Pre-War Intel Gets Both of Them Off the Hook...

Irony Alert: Indicted Republican Congressman Complains of Being Illegally Wiretapped

Seeks Dismissal of Criminal Corruption Case Due to 'Repeated, Deliberate...Violations of Congressman's Attorney-Client Privilege'

Charges DoJ Had Been Listening in on Republican Strategy Phone Calls...

Pelosi Puts Impeachment Back on Table

House Speaker Says Judiciary Committee May 'Have Some Hearings on the Subject' as Kucinich Vows to File Yet Another Article Against George W. Bush

Lawmakers Seem to Believe Bush Will Obey the New FISA Law For Some Reason

Dem Leadership Tout Law's New 'Exclusivity' Provision, But None of Three Dems I Tried to Contact Can Adequately Explain Why They're Not Being Fooled Again...

SIBEL EDMONDS SPEAKS TO UK SUNDAY TIMES: SAYS U.S. OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN RELEASE OF NUKE SECRETS TO TURKEY, PAKISTAN, IRAN, OTHERS, POSSIBLY EVEN AL-QAEDA

Former 'Gagged' FBI Whistleblower Alleges Pentagon, State Department Officials Overheard Receiving Payoffs in Exchange for Classified Info; Crimes Covered Up at Highest Levels of Government

U.S. Media Scooped Again, Failed to Air Claims After Offer of Disclosure by Edmonds in Recent BRAD BLOG Exclusives... [UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES]

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