(MintPress) – John Kiriakou went to journalists with the identities of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers and their use of questionable interrogation techniques, including waterboarding – a simulated drowning technique that is illegal under international law. A former CIA officer himself, Kiriakou exposed the usage of the torture against al-Qaeda logistics chief, Abu Zubaydah. He also […]
(MintPress) – John Kiriakou went to journalists with the identities of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers and their use of questionable interrogation techniques, including waterboarding – a simulated drowning technique that is illegal under international law. A former CIA officer himself, Kiriakou exposed the usage of the torture against al-Qaeda logistics chief, Abu Zubaydah. He also […]
(MintPress) – Strategic Forecasting (Stratfor) became the latest target by data discloser Wikileaks over the weekend, having more than five million private e-mails released by the world-renowned whistleblower. The e-mails detailed “Stratfor’s web of informers, pay-off structure, payment-laundering techniques and psychological methods,” according to Wikileaks. Online hacking and activist group Anonymous is said to have played a role in obtaining the […]
(MintPress) – Strategic Forecasting (Stratfor) became the latest target by data discloser Wikileaks over the weekend, having more than five million private e-mails released by the world-renowned whistleblower. The e-mails detailed “Stratfor’s web of informers, pay-off structure, payment-laundering techniques and psychological methods,” according to Wikileaks. Online hacking and activist group Anonymous is said to have played a role in obtaining the […]
(MintPress) — On the surface, proposed legislation dubbed the “Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011” sounds like a step in the right direction for financial securities whistleblowers. Digging further into the bill, however, reveals controversial requirements of whistleblowers, such as internal reporting and no guarantee for financial award. The bill could be detrimental for a practice […]
(MintPress) — On the surface, proposed legislation dubbed the “Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011” sounds like a step in the right direction for financial securities whistleblowers. Digging further into the bill, however, reveals controversial requirements of whistleblowers, such as internal reporting and no guarantee for financial award. The bill could be detrimental for a practice […]
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) . HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, the Army said […]
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) . HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, the Army said […]