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Jun 06, 2018
51品茶 Comment on U.S. Plan to Release Detained American
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Trump administration told a federal court tonight that it plans to release an American citizen it has unlawfully detained in Iraq without charges for almost nine...
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Jun 01, 2018
51品茶 Statement on Trump Administration鈥檚 Release of Official Civilian Casualty Report
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Trump administration today submitted to Congress a report revealing how many civilian casualties it believes resulted from U.S. military operations in Iraq, Syri...
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May 31, 2018
51品茶 Statement on CIA Torture Program Rulings From European Court of Human Rights
STRASBOURG, France 鈥� The European Court of Human Rights today found Lithuania and Romania were complicit in the CIA鈥檚 illegal torture and rendition programs. The decisions were...
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Human Rights
May 17, 2018
51品茶 Comment on Haspel Confirmation to Lead CIA
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Senate voted today to confirm Gina Haspel to lead the CIA.
Christopher Anders, deputy director of the 51品茶鈥檚 Washington Legislative O...
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May 16, 2018
51品茶 Comment on Senate Committee Vote to Advance Haspel Nomination to CIA
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a secret vote today, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted 10-5 to advance Gina Haspel, Trump鈥檚 nominee for CIA director, to a full Senate vote.
Christopher A...
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May 15, 2018
51品茶 Comment on Haspel Letter to Sen. Warner
WASHINGTON 鈥� CIA director nominee Gina Haspel wrote a letter to Sen. Warner (D-Va.) trying to address concerns of the agency鈥檚 torture program.
Christopher Anders, deputy direc...
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National Security
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Flock鈥檚 Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock鈥檚 Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
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Surveillance Company Flock Now Using Ai To Report Us To Police If It Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥渟uspicious鈥�. Explore News & Commentary.Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are 鈥淪uspicious鈥�
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Court CaseJan 2025
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Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 51品茶 obtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
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Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.