It’s taken a number of efforts through the Freedom of Information Act to get to the information which shows what was expected, and in some cases, known at the time when the Occupy Movement, or OWS, was highly visible and active. Along with local undercover and overt law enforcement surveillance of Occupy groups across the [...]
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News Desk: New York Times and ACLU Lose FOIA Battle to Uncover Details on Drone Strikes
THE REPORT comes from Politico’s Josh Gerstein: The U.S. Government has no legal duty to disclose legal opinions justifying the use of drones to kill suspected terrorist operatives abroad, although doing so would contribute to “intelligent” public debate over the legality of that practice, a federal judge wrote in a ruling issued Wednesday. In her [...]
DoD Inspector General Report on Interrogations Released After Truth-Out FOIA Request
A DECLASSIFIED DoD Inspector General’s report obtained by Truth-Out titled “Investigation of Allegations of the Use of Mind-Altering Drugs to Facilitate Interrogations of Detainees” reveals information for the first time about interrogations at Guantanamo. The impetus of the investigations and Truth-Out’s FOIA request was a
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