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Mar 15, 2013

Truly Dishonorable: Military Justice System Betrays Survivors of Sexual Assault

Truly Dishonorable: Military Justice System Betrays Survivors of Sexual Assault

Mar 15, 2013

Intel Officials Admit "Cyber Pearl Harbor" Unlikely Soon, Agree Cyber Should be Kept in Civilian Hands

Intel Officials Admit "Cyber Pearl Harbor" Unlikely Soon, Agree Cyber Should be Kept in Civilian Hands
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Mar 15, 2013

Victory in Court: CIA Can No Longer Refuse to "Confirm or Deny" on Drones

Victory in Court: CIA Can No Longer Refuse to "Confirm or Deny" on Drones

Mar 12, 2013

Government Increasingly Invoking National Security to Circumvent FOIA

Government Increasingly Invoking National Security to Circumvent FOIA

Mar 12, 2013

ACLU to Congress: Keep Cybersecurity Information Sharing Out of Military Hands!

ACLU to Congress: Keep Cybersecurity Information Sharing Out of Military Hands!

Mar 12, 2013

American Torture and the 'Heroic Imagination'

American Torture and the 'Heroic Imagination'

Mar 8, 2013

Thanks to John Brennan, a Big and Bipartisan Pushback Against the Vast Killing Program

Thanks to John Brennan, a Big and Bipartisan Pushback Against the Vast Killing Program

Mar 8, 2013

We Already Have Police Helicopters, So What’s the Big Deal Over Drones?

We Already Have Police Helicopters, So What’s the Big Deal Over Drones?

Mar 7, 2013

Towns Don't Need Tanks, But They Have Them

Towns Don't Need Tanks, But They Have Them

Mar 7, 2013

European Parliament Members Speak Out Against U.S. Targeted Killing Program

European Parliament Members Speak Out Against U.S. Targeted Killing Program