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Obama’s Unprecedented War on Whistleblowers

Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com. February 9, 2012.

From Manning to Kiriakou, critics are aggressively targeted as the White House turns a blind eye to abuses.

Hip-Hop Diplomacy? How the State Department Uses Rap to Spread Propaganda Abroad

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. January 4, 2012.

There is hypocrisy in the State Department's cultural diplomacy efforts.

Government Crackdown on Free Speech: Are They Firing Employees for Exercising Their Rights?

Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com. November 27, 2011.

A lawsuit being heard this month will likely define the free speech rights of federal employees and so determine the quality of people who will make up our government.

Keystone Pipeline Victory: President Puts Disastrous Pipeline on Hold -- May Effectively Kill the Project

Bill McKibben, AlterNet. November 10, 2011.

The American people spoke loudly about climate change and the president responded.

Why Is the State Department Using Our Money to Pimp for Monsanto?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. October 31, 2011.

The State Department is using taxpayer money to help force genetically modified crops on other countries.

Fired for a Blog Post? A State Department Employee Explains How Sharing a Link to WikiLeaks Led to Interrogation

Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com. September 27, 2011.

An insider explains how he was swept up in the backwards security policies and scapegoating of the State Department.

5 WikiLeaks Revelations Exposing the Rapidly Growing Corporatism Dominating American Diplomacy Abroad

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. June 21, 2011.

One of WikiLeaks' greatest achievements has been to expose the exorbitant amount of influence that multinational corporations have over Washington's diplomacy.

State Dept. Spokesman PJ Crowley: 'Why I Called Bradley Manning's Treatment 'Stupid'

PJ Crowley, The Guardian. March 29, 2011.

The US should uphold the highest standards towards its citizens, including the WikiLeaks accused. I stand by what I said

Activists Stand Up for Bradley Manning -- and PJ Crowley

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. March 14, 2011.

How outrageous that PJ Crowley was punished for simply telling the truth about Bradley Manning's imprisonment while the war criminals go free.

8 Smears and Misconceptions About WikiLeaks Spread By the Media

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 31, 2010.

Shredding the corporate media's malicious attacks on WikiLeaks.

$6 Billion Later, Afghan Cops Aren't Ready to Serve

T. Christian Miller, ProPublica. March 23, 2010.

Since 2002, the U.S. has spent $6 billion in an effort to create an effective Afghan police force -- but the program has been a disaster.

Ahmadinejad Hints at Possible Prisoner Exchange for 3 U.S. Hikers; State Department: "We're Not Interested"

Omid Memarian, IPS News. February 5, 2010.

Six months after three U.S. citizens mistakenly crossed the Iran-Iraq border, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran could be willing to exchange them for Iranians imprisoned in the U.S.

Robert Gates Confirms What U.S. Government Has Denied for Months: Blackwater Is in Pakistan

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. January 22, 2010.

No sooner did Defense Secretary Gates admit during a visit to Islamabad that Blackwater is in the country, than the Pentagon rushed to "clarify" his remarks.

Hillary Clinton Gives "Shameless Pitch" for Crooked Corporation in Russia

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. October 19, 2009.

Boeing is the third largest U.S. government contractor, with some $24 billion in annual federal contracts. It is also a major recidivist corporate crook.

Supreme Court to Take Up PATRIOT Act With Review of Humanitarian Aid Case

Supreme Court to Take Up PATRIOT Act With Review of Humanitarian Aid Case

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. October 1, 2009.

In its first review of the PATRIOT Act, the Court will rule on an anti-terror law outlawing any aid to groups on the State Department's list of terrorist groups.

Can the U.S.-Iran Talks Succeed?

Can the U.S.-Iran Talks Succeed?

Robert Dreyfuss, TheNation.com AlterNet: World. September 28, 2009.

Even hawks admit there's no military option. But will Obama stop blustering about sanctions and really deal?

Former Iraq Security Contractors Say Firm Bought Black Market Weapons, Swapped Booze for Rockets

Former Iraq Security Contractors Say Firm Bought Black Market Weapons, Swapped Booze for Rockets

T. Christian Miller, Aram Roston, ProPublica. September 21, 2009.

Newly released documents provide a glimpse into the messy business of creating a private army on the fly in the middle of a war zone.

NYT Reports on Justice Dept. Charge That Blackwater Saw Killing Iraqis as "Payback for 9/11"

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. September 14, 2009.

When will a major paper report on the allegation that Erik Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe"?

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Former CIA Agent: "What the Agency Was Doing With Blackwater Scares the Hell Out of Me"

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 20, 2009.

The dark history behind the explosive revelations of Blackwater's role in the CIA's assassination program.

Two Years After Nisour Square Massacre, Blackwater Still Armed and Dangerous In Iraq

Two Years After Nisour Square Massacre, Blackwater Still Armed and Dangerous In Iraq

Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 14, 2009.

Despite Iraqis' perception that Blackwater was kicked out of their country, the State Department has confirmed the mercenaries remain.

Obama Strongly Condemns Jakarta Bombings

Agence France Presse July 17, 2009.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday firmly condemned bombings in Jakarta that killed at least nine people and injured dozens more, including eight Americans.

Behind Detainee Release, a U.S.-Iraqi Conflict on Iran

Gareth Porter, IPS News. July 14, 2009.

The five Iranian detainees were grabbed in a 2007 raid on vague claims by the U.S. military that they were part of a "clandestine network."

Despite Clinton's Claims, Iran is Not Building Mega-Embassy in Nicaragua

Agence France Presse July 14, 2009.

"The Iranians are building a huge embassy in Managua," Secretary of State Clinton said in May. "And you can only imagine what that's for." Right-wingers seized on the claim.

Cuba, U.S. to Resume Immigration Talks at UN

Agence France Presse July 13, 2009.


Report: Billions of Dollars Lost to Contractor Fraud, Waste and Abuse

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. June 10, 2009.

Half of the personnel working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan are private contractors. This is a colossal rip-off to taxpayers.

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