Only Edward Snowden Can Save James Bond
<i>Spectre</i> makes the case that you can do more harm with total information than you can good, and that ubiquitous surveillance is an inevitably totalitarian tool.
Dan Froomkin
Dan Froomkin is the former Washington Editor of The Intercept.
An outspoken proponent of accountability journalism, he wrote the popular “White House Watch” column at the Washington Post from 2004 to 2009. His career in journalism started in local news, and since then he has served as the senior Washington correspondent and bureau chief for the Huffington Post, as editor of WashingtonPost.com, and as deputy editor of NiemanWatchdog.org. He lives in Washington, D.C.
An outspoken proponent of accountability journalism, he wrote the popular “White House Watch” column at the Washington Post from 2004 to 2009. His career in journalism started in local news, and since then he has served as the senior Washington correspondent and bureau chief for the Huffington Post, as editor of WashingtonPost.com, and as deputy editor of NiemanWatchdog.org. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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New Zealand Spy Watchdog Investigating Country’s Ties to CIA Torture
Cheryl Gwyn wants to know if New Zealand was among the country names redacted from the Torture Report.
Days Before Runaway Military Blimp, Another Blimp Accident in Kabul Killed Five
Two weeks before Raytheon’s blimp escaped, a British military helicopter coming in for a landing at NATO headquarters hit a similar blimp’s tether. Five people, including two U.S. Air Force personnel, were killed.
Runaway Surveillance Blimp Deflates Raytheon’s Hopes to Sell More
A Raytheon president reported “a lot of interest internationally” in the blimps just two weeks ago, before one broke free of its moorings and wreaked havoc across two states.
George W. Bush Was AWOL, But What’s “Truth” Got to Do With It?
Dan Rather and Mary Mapes weren't the first to report that George W. Bush was AWOL during Vietnam. But they screwed up so badly they were the last.
U.N. Report Calls on Governments to Protect Whistleblowers Like Snowden, Not Prosecute Them
Confidential sources and whistleblowers are a crucial element of a healthy democracy, says the U.N. Special Rapporteur for free speech.
Rare Veto Keeps Obama’s Options Open For Closing Gitmo
President Obama broke his cycle of empty veto threats over Guantánamo on Thursday, sending a defense authorization bill back to Congress with a defiant message: “Let’s do this right.”
NSA Pushing Its Deadline for Ending Bulk Collection of U.S. Phone Call Metadata
The NSA has a “big clock” counting down to the moment it needs to end bulk collection of information on American phone calls.
Holder Defends Record of Not Prosecuting Financial Fraud
After he stepped down as attorney general, he went back to his job at a big D.C. law firm whose clients include many of the big banks he chose not to prosecute.
Holder, Too Late, Calls for Transparency on DOJ Torture Investigation
Former attorney general Eric Holder on Wednesday called for the public release of details of the Justice Department's criminal investigation into CIA abuse of detainees, saying it would show the world how hard his prosecutors tried to bring Bush-era torturers to justice.