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Key US Allies Collaborate On Espionage Laws Considered Harmful To Whistleblowers And Journalists

Key US Allies Collaborate On Espionage Laws Considered Harmful To Whistleblowers And Journalists

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly paid subscriber to help us publish more articles from guest contributors. Ministers and security officials in Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom have coordinated with the United States to develop new espionage laws. Each of the

Responding To Critics: Reality Winner Talks Snowden, Trump Taking Classified Documents

Responding To Critics: Reality Winner Talks Snowden, Trump Taking Classified Documents

US Justice Department Unwilling To Bow To Pressure To Drop Charges Against Assange

US Justice Department Unwilling To Bow To Pressure To Drop Charges Against Assange

Filmmakers Crowdfund To Finish Documentary On NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner

Filmmakers Crowdfund To Finish Documentary On NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner

Filmmakers behind an independent documentary on NSA whistleblower Reality Winner have spent the past year struggling to secure distribution. They turned to Kickstarter in November to help them finish the film, and in a couple of weeks, they achieved their first fundraising goal. Now, director Sonia Kennebeck and producer Ines

Former CIA Director Says Prosecute Trump Like Snowden

Former CIA Director Says Prosecute Trump Like Snowden

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become an annual paid subscriber to help us continue our independent journalism. Former CIA director Leon Panetta contends that former President Donald Trump should be “held accountable” and charged with violating the Espionage Act like NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Manufacturing Espionage: FBI Targeted Former NSA Employee Who Had Substantial Debt

Manufacturing Espionage: FBI Targeted Former NSA Employee Who Had Substantial Debt

A former NSA employee was charged with violating the Espionage Act after an undercover FBI agent impersonating an representative of the Russian government convinced him to transmit secret documents via a “secure” connection that was setup by the FBI at Denver’s Union Station. Jareh Dalke, a 30-year-old man living

Interview With National Security Journalist William Arkin: FBI Faces Political Disaster

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become an annual paid subscriber to help us continue our independent journalism. In 2019, longtime national security journalist William Arkin appeared on "Democracy Now!" and spoke out against liberals in the United States who believed the FBI