Whistleblowers Say NSA Still Spies on American Phones in Hidden Program

Meanwhile, the bulk of the NSA’s surveillance and “offensive” information warfare capabilities remain completely unknown.

Nafeez Ahmed
By Nafeez Ahmed
NSA | Surveillance

INSURGE INTELLIGENCE -- On Monday 4th, the New York Times reported that the National Security Agency has “quietly” shut down a controversial phone records surveillance program revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013. The claim was made by a senior Republican congressional aide who told the newspaper that the Trump administration had

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The Most Important Surveillance Story You’ll See for Years

A new report reveals how AT&T buildings are serving as secret hubs for NSA spying.

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
NSA spying

"The most important surveillance story you will see for years just went online, revealing how AT&T became the internet's biggest enemy, secretly collaborating against its customers and partners to destroy your privacy." That was how whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden reacted to the publication of an explosive story by The

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One U.S. State Takes Steps to Hold the NSA Accountable for Warrantless Surveillance

In less than a month, a Michigan state law will take effect and ban any state or local government from aiding the National Security Agency’s controversial program that gathers data on Americans in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, right, and House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Ga., with the help of "Ben Franklin," introduce the first conservative Internet community "Town Hall," in Washington on June 29, 1995. 'Town Hall" was a joint venture of the Heritage Foundation and the National Review Magazine. (AP/Mark Wilson)

On the heels of the fifth anniversary of whistleblower Edward Snowden’s disclosure of classified National Security Agency (NSA) documents to journalists, one state legislature has recently taken steps to hold the government agency accountable for its warrantless surveillance programs by making it illegal for state and local governments, including

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The Media’s Curious Coverage of the “Second Snowden”

Upon Harold Martin’s arrest in 2016, an Obama administration official said his case was being kept under wraps “to keep this guy from becoming another NSA martyr.” The tactic seems to be have paid dividends.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Harold Thomas Martin III in court

FORT MEADE, MARYLAND – In early October 2016, news broke that a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) had been arrested over the possible theft of state secrets. Since then, little media attention has been given to what the U.S. government has called the largest theft of classified information in U.S. history, or the man allegedly

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My First Day as CIA Director

Former CIA analyst and founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Ray McGovern, in this tongue-in-cheek article, outlines steps he would take on Day One as CIA Director to get to the bottom of Russiagate.

Ray McGovern
By Ray McGovern
Ray McGovern, center, and Ann Wright, right, with the Bush Crimes Commission try to deliver to the White House in Washington, Sept. 13, 2006, to President Bush. The citizens' Commission of Inquiry concluded its year-long investigation into whether the Bush administration has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. White House officers refused the item and ask them to mail it to the White House. (AP/Ron Edmonds)

Opinion -- Now that I have been nominated again – this time by author Paul Craig Roberts – to be CIA director, I am preparing to hit the ground running. This time around, on the off-chance I do get the nod, I have taken the time to prepare the agenda for my first few days as CIA director. Here’s how Day One looks so far:Last time my name was

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Defense: Government Burdens Reality Winner To Excuse FBI Violating Her Rights

Reality Winner is an NSA contractor accused of leaking a classified document to The Intercept. She was charged with violating the Espionage Act and is currently in detention awaiting trial.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Accused NSA whistleblower, Reality Winner, leaves the U.S. District Courthouse in Augusta, Ga., following a bond hearing on June 8, 2017. (Photo: Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle/AP)

Defense attorneys for NSA whistleblower Reality Winner contend whether she asked to end her FBI interrogation or leave her home when agents arrived has “little bearing” on whether she was in custody and deserved to be read her rights. Winner is an NSA contractor who is accused of mailing a classified document on Russian hacking to The Intercept.

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