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Former General Electric employee claims he was fired for whistleblowing in Iraq

donal brown February 7, 2012

A former executive for General Electric in Iraq claims he was fired for warning about a possible violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act while the company was striving for a huge contract with the Iraqi government. GE denies that the former employee was fired for his whistleblowing. -db From the Courthouse News Service, February 7, 2012, by Cameron Langford. Full story    

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U.S. Supreme Court accepts free speech case involving then Vice President Dick Cheney

donal brown December 5, 2011

A man who expressed his dislike of the Iraq war to then-Vice President Dick Cheney and was arrested for putting his hand on Cheney’s shoulder will have his First Amendment suit heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The man claimed his arrest came about because of his political views. The Justice Department said Secret Service agents must be free to make instantaneous decisions without fear of  lawsuits. -db From CNN, December 5, 2011, by Bill

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Free speech: United States web site taken down for advocating violence

donal brown November 11, 2010

Google has removed a site, RevolutionMuslim.com, after British authorities complained that the site ran a post that included a list of British lawmakers who voted for the Iraq war and called for Muslims to “raise the knife of Jihad” against them -db The New York Times November 5, 2010 By Ravi Somaiya LONDON — A United States-based extremist Islamic Web site was taken down on Friday after the British authorities complained of a post praising

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WikiLeaks slams Wired in denying plans to release Iraq war documents

donal brown October 19, 2010

A Wired reporter says the publication stands by its story based on interviews with former WikiLeaks employees that WikiLeaks is preparing to release a database of nearly 40,000 Iraq military documents. -db Wired Commentary October 18, 2010 By Kevin Poulsen We interrupt our regular coverage to address a rare dispatch from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that crossed the WikiLeaks Twitter feed this morning. In it, Assange slams Wired.com, and this writer in particular, for what

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‘Hurt Locker’ producers cite First Amendments protections in dispute with Iraq war vet

donal brown June 15, 2010

Producers of the Oscar winning “The Hurt Locker” have filed a motion to dismiss a suit brought by an Iraq war veteran who said the filmmakers ripped off his life story. -db Yahoo!News June 15, 2010 By Eriq Gardner, Reuters LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Producers of “The Hurt Locker” are firing back against the Iraq War veteran who claimed that his life story was ripped off to create the Academy Award-winning drama. Master Sgt.

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