On AlterNet: state secrets
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "state secrets"
Julian Sanchez, The Nation. October 24, 2009.
Thanks to behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the Obama administration, a bipartisan majority has approved legislation that seems to abandon hope of reining in the Patriot Act.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 15, 2009.
News this weekend that Jose Padilla has the right to sue torture lawyer John Yoo is no thanks to the Obama administration.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 28, 2009.
In a crucial defeat for the Obama administration, an ACLU lawsuit on behalf of five victims of extraordinary rendition will move forward.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 18, 2009.
The man who blew the lid off Bush's spying program believes more details on government spying must, and will, come to light.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 6, 2009.
It's not the first time Obama's DOJ has employed the tactic so often used by the Bush administration to block accountability for government crimes.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 25, 2009.
As a condition for his release, the U.S. government told Binyam Mohamed to plead guilty, deny torture, and not to talk to media.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 10, 2009.
Attorneys representing the Obama administration are defending one of the most controversial practices of the Bush administration.
Brett Murphy, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 14, 2008.
In a victory for the Bush administration, a federal judge labels extraordinary rendition a "state secret" -- despite all evidence to the contrary.
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.
