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On AlterNet: fbi

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "fbi"

The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

Eric Umansky, ProPublica. July 17, 2008.
The investigative reporter who connected the dots on detention, rendition and torture, discusses her new book, The Dark Side.

FBI Headquarters Not Cleared for Classified Intelligence

FBI Headquarters Not Cleared for Classified Intelligence

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. July 7, 2008.
J. Edgar Hoover Building unfit to store classified documents, Senate Appropriations Committee told.

Bipartisan Campaign Seeks Presidential Executive Order to Ban Torture

Bipartisan Campaign Seeks Presidential Executive Order to Ban Torture

Jim Lobe, IPS News. June 27, 2008.
A muscular group of religious, military and former government officials has created an anti-torture declaration. The names may surprise you.

America's Debt Complex: FBI Finally Cracks Down on Mortgage Crime Wave

America's Debt Complex: FBI Finally Cracks Down on Mortgage Crime Wave

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. June 24, 2008.
With trillions already lost, is the FBI's action too little too late?

Even the FBI Is Outraged over U.S. Torture

Even the FBI Is Outraged over U.S. Torture

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 29, 2008.
The Justice Department has issued a report on torture, citing testimony by scores of FBI officials outraged over our treatment of prisoners.

DOJ Report: FBI Needs Supervision in Use of Security Letters

DOJ Report: FBI Needs Supervision in Use of Security Letters

Looseheadprop, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. May 19, 2008.
An investigation by the Department of Justice found systemic failures and abuses in the FBI's use and management of National Security Letters

Will Bush Crony Scott Bloch's Gay-Hating Finally Catch Up with Him?

Will Bush Crony Scott Bloch's Gay-Hating Finally Catch Up with Him?

Bill Berkowitz, Talk To Action. May 13, 2008.
The FBI is now investigating the man who declared war on equal protection for gays in federal workplaces.

FBI Raids Office of Special Counsel

FBI Raids Office of Special Counsel

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. May 6, 2008.
The Office of Special Counsel is under fire for a potential cover-up.

FBI Director's Torturous Testimony

FBI Director's Torturous Testimony

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. April 24, 2008.
"We followed our own protocol."

The FBI Has Some Explaining to Do About King's Murder

The FBI Has Some Explaining to Do About King's Murder

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New American Media. April 2, 2008.
The FBI waged a secret war against Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Did they also play a role in his assassination?

The FBI Ignored Threats to Black Voters

The FBI Ignored Threats to Black Voters

Art Levine, Huffington Post. April 1, 2008.
African-American voters received illegal mailers threatening them with criminal punishment for voting -- and the FBI failed to investigate.

The Mann Act: From Jack Johnson to Eliot Spitzer

The Mann Act: From Jack Johnson to Eliot Spitzer

Omar Wasow, The Root. March 20, 2008.
The troubling history of the White-Slave Traffic Act.

FBI Deputizes Private Contractors With Extraordinary Powers, Including 'Shoot to Kill'

FBI Deputizes Private Contractors With Extraordinary Powers, Including 'Shoot to Kill'

Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. February 8, 2008.
The FBI has a new set of eyes and ears, and they're being told to protect their infrastructure at any cost. They can even kill without repercussion.

FBI Witch Hunt Stokes Puerto Rican Independence Movement

FBI Witch Hunt Stokes Puerto Rican Independence Movement

Jessica Pupovac, AlterNet. January 31, 2008.
As an anti-terror task force targets three young Puerto Ricans in New York, people take to the streets.

FISA: Wiretapping Without A Warrant, It Could Be You Next

FISA: Wiretapping Without A Warrant, It Could Be You Next

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 27, 2008.
A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist was not only wiretapped while doing his job, the FBI came to his house to ask questions about his daughter...

Computer Hackers Allege That Notorious Neo-Nazi Radio Host Is on FBI Payroll

Computer Hackers Allege That Notorious Neo-Nazi Radio Host Is on FBI Payroll

Mark Potok, Hate Watch. January 19, 2008.
After allegations emerge that key white supremacist figure Hal Turner may be a government informant, experts warn FBI crossed the line.

Shocking Allegations From London: Corrupt U.S. Officials Sold Nuclear Weapons Secrets

Shocking Allegations From London: Corrupt U.S. Officials Sold Nuclear Weapons Secrets

The Times of London UKJanuary 6, 2008.
A former FBI translator claims U.S. officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets.

Pentagon Using FBI to Spy On Americans

Pentagon Using FBI to Spy On Americans

GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. October 15, 2007.
GottaLaff: Enough is enough. Congress, get your up off your asses and do something. Now.

The FBI Spies On Academic Research

The FBI Spies On Academic Research

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 13, 2007.
Jayne Lyn Stahl: The FBI invades Harvard's campus "on the lookout for foreign spies", J. Edgar Hoover would be proud.

FBI 101: A Guide for Writers

FBI 101: A Guide for Writers

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. June 7, 2007.
Ever wonder how writers know how to depict the FBI in films? Well, apparently they hold seminars to make sure they are portrayed in the best light.

Government Documents Are Declassified in Name Only

Government Documents Are Declassified in Name Only

Jon Wiener, LA Times. January 6, 2007.
Starting in the new year, the government declassified 270 million pages of FBI files -- but if you tried to access them, you'd have been told that none of them are available, and won't be, maybe for years.

More to Rehnquist than met the eye

More to Rehnquist than met the eye

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. January 4, 2007.
Philip Barron: Painkillers, conspiracy theories, and political influence...

Anthrax attack on congress came from Army lab

Anthrax attack on congress came from Army lab

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. December 14, 2006.
"[A]ppears to be a cover-up orchestrated by the FBI."

Mistaken terrorism victim to be paid $2M by U.S.

Mistaken terrorism victim to be paid $2M by U.S.

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. November 30, 2006.
Man jailed for 2 weeks after being mistaken for Spanish terrorist...