The story from El Pais, the leading newspaper of Spain, suggests U.S. intelligence might have had a hand in the Feb. 22 invasion of North Korea’s embassy in Madrid. At least two of the 10 assailants who broke into the embassy and interrogated diplomatic staff have been identified and have connections to the US intelligence...
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Sunshine Week: Freedom of Information and Its Enemies
It’s Sunshine Week in Washington, a week to celebrate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other open government laws that enable the public to see what their government is doing. The FOIA, passed in 1966, is a powerful tool for the public interest. Even our most secret agency, the CIA, has provided online access to...
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Time for Dueling Democrats to Make a Truce Over Rep. Omar
Brad Lander, member of the New York City Council, wants to end the civil war in the Democratic Party over comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar that some find anti-semitic or insensitive. (Listen to the full context Omar’s remarks here.) “We Can’t Let Right Wing Hypocrites Weaponize Anti-Semitism,” Lander writes in Buzzfeed News. The basic terms...
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‘The Problem With Americans’: Q&A With War on the Rocks
War on the Rocks is a reliable source of independent news on the U.S. military. Ryan Evans, founder and editor, talked with Bloomberg about covering–and understanding–the United States world-wide military empire. Ryan who served in a civilian capacity in Afghanistan, has some smart and interesting things to say. RE: I think that the U.S. is...
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The Story Behind Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World
Hans Pool’s latest documentary, first aired on Sunday at the South by Southwest festival, is called Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World. From Wired The film tells the story of Bellingcat, a collective of investigative researchers, many of whom started as amateurs, who spend their off hours meticulously stringing together kernels of information they find...