Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI Searches Home Of Suspected Post-Snowden Intelligence Leaker - HuffPo
FBI Searches Home Of Suspected Post-Snowden Intelligence LeakerMichael Calderone - HuffPo
Posted: 10/27/2014 5:21 pm EDT Updated: 3 hours ago
<snip>
NEW YORK -- The FBI has searched the Northern Virginia home of a government contractor suspected of disclosing details of the U.S. government's terrorist watch list to The Intercept, according to Yahoo News.
Yahoos Michael Isikoff reported Monday that the federal prosecutors have opened up a criminal investigation into disclosures from the suspected second leaker, a reference to the source not being former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.
In August, The Intercepts Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux reported that nearly half of the 680,000 people on the U.S. database of terrorist suspects are not connected to any known terrorist group. They described the documents they received as having been provided by a source in the intelligence community.
Scahill, along with Intercept co-founders Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, has reported extensively on classified documents provided by Snowden. But Poitrass new documentary, Citizenfour, makes clear that Snowden was not Scahill's source. In fact, Snowden appears shocked at the end of the film about the degree of information provided by the "second leaker."
"Without commenting on any purported sources: Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereauxs reporting for The Intercept on the federal watchlisting program brought crucial information about this preposterously overbroad and inefficient system to light, and has been repeatedly cited by civil liberties groups and civil rights attorneys who are seeking the intervention of federal courts to reign in its excesses, Intercept editor-in-chief John Cook said in a statement to The Huffingont Post.
Indeed, the ACLU recently cited The Intercept's report in relation to a lawsuit challenging the government's criteria for its No Fly List. Cook said that "any attempt to criminalize the public release of those stories benefits only those who exercise virtually limitless power in secret with no accountability."
<snip>
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/fbi-searches-home-of-suspect_n_6056992.html
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
8 replies, 1088 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (17)
ReplyReply to this post
8 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
FBI Searches Home Of Suspected Post-Snowden Intelligence Leaker - HuffPo (Original Post)
WillyT
Oct 2014
OP
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)1. K&R Thank you to every courageous whistleblower.
Courage is contagious.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)2. Thanks woo !!!
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)3. Thank you!
Last edited Sat Feb 13, 2021, 10:18 PM - Edit history (1)
This is important.
markpkessinger
(8,396 posts)4. K&R! n/t
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)5. Kick for courageous whistleblowers.
JEB
(4,748 posts)6. Whistle blowers keep stepping forward.
Our country can be made better if we listen.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)7. Im scared for him.
If he hasn't already gotten out, I'm truly afraid for his future.
Releasing the bogus No Fly List for exposure is incredibly brave. Its long overdue for some scrutiny. Too many innocent people have had their rights stomped on because of it.