February 2014

The Moazzam Begg Arrest: Part of the Effort to Criminalize Muslim Political Dissent

Glenn Greenwald, Murtaza Hussain

The Moazzam Begg Arrest: Part of the Effort to Criminalize Muslim Political Dissent

Glenn Greenwald, Murtaza Hussain

The Moazzam Begg Arrest: Part of the Effort to Criminalize Muslim Political Dissent

Glenn Greenwald, Murtaza Hussain

Moazzam Begg, a native-born British citizen of Pakistani descent, spent three years incarcerated in the most notorious detention camps created in the post-9/11 "War on Terror": all without ever being charged with any crime.

Solicitor General Donald Verrill Jr. arguing before the Supreme Court. (Dana Verkouteren/Associated Press)

How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations

Glenn Greenwald

Snowden Archive

How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations

Glenn Greenwald

Snowden Archive

How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations

Glenn Greenwald

One of the many pressing stories that remains to be told from the Snowden archive is how western intelligence agencies are attempting to manipulate and control online discourse with extreme tactics of deception and reputation-destruction.

Inside the Mind of James Clapper

Glenn Greenwald

Voices

Inside the Mind of James Clapper

Glenn Greenwald

Voices

Inside the Mind of James Clapper

Glenn Greenwald

I'm going to have a story published later today about a new document, but until then, this new interview with (and profile of) Director of National Intelligence James Clapper by the Daily Beast's Eli Lake is worth spending a few moments examining.

Sheikh Reda Shata, in the men’s prayer room at The Islamic Center of Monmouth County, N.J., where the NYPD’s intelligence squad secretly assigned an undercover officer. (AP File Photo/Mel Evans)

Judge Tosses Muslim Spying Suit Against NYPD, Says Any Damage Was Caused by Reporters Who Exposed It

Dan Froomkin

Judge Tosses Muslim Spying Suit Against NYPD, Says Any Damage Was Caused by Reporters Who Exposed It

Dan Froomkin

Judge Tosses Muslim Spying Suit Against NYPD, Says Any Damage Was Caused by Reporters Who Exposed It

Dan Froomkin

A federal judge in Newark has thrown out a lawsuit against the New York Police Department for spying on New Jersey Muslims, saying if anyone was at fault, it was the Associated Press for telling people about it.

New Details of Attack on Yemeni Wedding Prompt More Demands Obama Explain Drone Policy

Ryan Devereaux

Drone Wars

New Details of Attack on Yemeni Wedding Prompt More Demands Obama Explain Drone Policy

Ryan Devereaux

Drone Wars

New Details of Attack on Yemeni Wedding Prompt More Demands Obama Explain Drone Policy

Ryan Devereaux

A new report on the U.S. drone missile strike that killed 12 members of a Yemeni wedding convoy has renewed calls for the Obama administration to make public its own investigations into the incident -- and explain how such strikes are consistent with international laws of war.

On the UK’s Equating of Journalism With Terrorism

Glenn Greenwald

Voices

On the UK’s Equating of Journalism With Terrorism

Glenn Greenwald

Voices

On the UK’s Equating of Journalism With Terrorism

Glenn Greenwald

As my colleague Ryan Deveraux reports, a lower UK court this morning, as long expected, upheld the legality of the nine-hour detention of my partner, David Miranda, at Heathrow Airport last August, even as it acknowledged that the detention was “an indirect interference with press freedom”.

UK Court: David Miranda Detention Legal Under Terrorism Law

Ryan Devereaux

UK Court: David Miranda Detention Legal Under Terrorism Law

Ryan Devereaux

UK Court: David Miranda Detention Legal Under Terrorism Law

Ryan Devereaux

A British lower court has ruled that London police acted lawfully in employing an anti-terror statute to detain and interrogate David Miranda for nearly nine hours at Heathrow Airport last summer, even while recognizing that the detention was "an indirect interference with press freedom."

Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters

Glenn Greenwald, Ryan Gallagher

Snowden Archive

Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters

Glenn Greenwald, Ryan Gallagher

Snowden Archive

Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters

Glenn Greenwald, Ryan Gallagher

Top-secret documents from the National Security Agency and its British counterpart reveal for the first time how the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom targeted WikiLeaks and other activist groups with tactics ranging from covert surveillance to prosecution.

The Moazzam Begg Arrest: Part of the Effort to Criminalize Muslim Political Dissent

The Moazzam Begg Arrest: Part of the Effort to Criminalize Muslim Political Dissent

The Moazzam Begg Arrest: Part of the Effort to Criminalize Muslim Political Dissent

DOJ Still Ducking Scrutiny After Misleading Supreme Court on Surveillance

DOJ Still Ducking Scrutiny After Misleading Supreme Court on Surveillance

DOJ Still Ducking Scrutiny After Misleading Supreme Court on Surveillance

Who Tried to Silence Drone Victim Kareem Khan?

Who Tried to Silence Drone Victim Kareem Khan?

Who Tried to Silence Drone Victim Kareem Khan?

How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations

How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations

How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations

Inside the Mind of James Clapper

Inside the Mind of James Clapper

Inside the Mind of James Clapper

Judge Tosses Muslim Spying Suit Against NYPD, Says Any Damage Was Caused by Reporters Who Exposed It

Judge Tosses Muslim Spying Suit Against NYPD, Says Any Damage Was Caused by Reporters Who Exposed It

Judge Tosses Muslim Spying Suit Against NYPD, Says Any Damage Was Caused by Reporters Who Exposed It

New Details of Attack on Yemeni Wedding Prompt More Demands Obama Explain Drone Policy

New Details of Attack on Yemeni Wedding Prompt More Demands Obama Explain Drone Policy

New Details of Attack on Yemeni Wedding Prompt More Demands Obama Explain Drone Policy

On the UK’s Equating of Journalism With Terrorism

On the UK’s Equating of Journalism With Terrorism

On the UK’s Equating of Journalism With Terrorism

UK Court: David Miranda Detention Legal Under Terrorism Law

UK Court: David Miranda Detention Legal Under Terrorism Law

UK Court: David Miranda Detention Legal Under Terrorism Law

Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters

Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters

Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters