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(IPS) Groups Force Release of NSA Spying Documents

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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/09/groups-force-release-of-nsa-spying-documents/ SPOKANE, Washington, Sep 13 2013 (IPS) – After more than two years of fighting to prevent their release, the Department of Justice has released numerous documents related to domestic spying on U.S. citizens by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the previously-secret court opinions that authorised the NSA’s controversial […]

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(IPS) NSA Spying Scandal Extends to DEA, IRS

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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/08/spying-scandal-engulfs-other-u-s-agencies/ SPOKANE, Washington, Aug 21 2013 (IPS) – Earlier this month, Reuters revealed that a special division within the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been using intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a mass database of telephone records to secretly identify targets for drug enforcement actions. In the wake of […]

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US Rep. Johnson Defends Support for Massive NSA Spying on US Citizens (UPDATE 1)

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  (APN) ATLANTA — Three Democratic Members of US Congress representing areas in Metro Atlanta–including US Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA)–voted against an amendment that would have de-funded what many advocacy organizations are calling an illegal and unconstitutional program by the National Security Administration (NSA), which collects telephonic metadata of all US residents without any probable cause. The Fourth Amendment of […]

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(IPS) Fight over NSA Spying Spills into U.S. Courts

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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/07/fight-over-nsa-spying-spills-into-u-s-courts/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Jul 19 2013 (IPS) – A wide variety of individuals and organisations have filed lawsuits challenging the National Security Agency (NSA) and other federal agencies and officials for conducting a massive, dragnet spying operation on U.S. citizens that was recently confirmed by whistleblower Edward Snowden.  At least three ongoing […]

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Atlantans Protest International Drone Conference in Buckhead

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  (APN) ATLANTA — Late last month, from Tuesday, May 28, to Friday, May 31, 2013, a group of Atlanta activists protested the 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, also known as drones, which held their convention at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead.   The convention brought together representatives from academia, industry, federal and state agencies, the private […]

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