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Whining college students need lessons in tolerance and free speech

Peter Scheer November 18, 2015

BY PETER SCHEER—There’s nothing like the massacre of 129 Parisian civilians at the hands of jihadi sociopaths, utterly convinced that their barbarism manifests the will of God, to provide some perspective on the recent whinings of students at a number of America’s most elite colleges and universities. For the past few weeks, students across the country—at Yale University in Connecticut, Amherst College in Massachusetts, New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College, the University of Missouri, and southern California

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First Amendment: Federal judge deals setback to Obama administration on National Defense Authorization Act

donal brown May 21, 2012

A federal judge ruled that the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act signed last December most likely violate the First Amendment. The lawsuit against the government was brought by plaintiffs including journalists and activists who feared their expressive activities could find them in violation of vague provisions of the law.-db From a commentary for Salon.com, May 16, 2012, by Glenn Greenwald. Full story    

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ACLU appeals to Guantanamo commission to allow defendants to testify about torture

donal brown May 3, 2012

The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the Guantanamo Bay military commission to allow defendants to give details of their detention and treatment at the hands of the CIA and the military. The government claims that any testimony and the CIA’s interrogation would be classified and not for public dissemination. Defendants are scheduled to appear May 5 to hear charges. -db From a press release by the American Civil Liberties Union, May 3, 2012. Full

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Military judge dodges issue of media access to prison treatment of key terrorist

donal brown April 16, 2012

A military judge delayed ruling on whether the press could have access to testimony about the prison treatment of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri charged with leading the USS Cole bombing in 2000 which killed 17. The CIA admitted waterboarding al-Nashiri and threatening him with a handgun and power drill. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, April 13, 2012, by Rachel Bunn. Full story  

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Former CIA officer indicted for leaking classified information about Guantanamo interrogations

donal brown April 16, 2012

A former CIA agent has been charged with violating the Espionage Act by leaking classified information on the Guantanamo interrogations to reporters. Ex-CIA agent John Kiriakou worked for the CIA from 1990 to 2004 and is among six government employees charged in recent years with violating the Espionage Act by talking to the media. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, April 13, 2012, by Andrea Papagianis. Full story    

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