Trevor Aaronson discusses some of the FBI's egregious abuses of its power over American citizens, most recently brought to light by their use of an informant to investigate a law-abiding militia group in California for years. Although the FBI claims to be concerned...
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The USA PATRIOT Act: The Story of an Impulsive Bill That Eviscerated America’s Civil Liberties
Signed into effect on October 26, 2001, the USA PATRIOT Act provides a textbook example of how the United States federal government expands its power. An emergency happens, legitimate or otherwise. The media, playing its dutiful role as goad for greater government...
I Wouldn’t Put Much Stock In It
But the NYT says the Barr-Durham investigation into the origins of Russiagate has turned into a criminal investigation. It is already apparent that the FBI and CIA framed up the entire scam in the first place and that Brennan and Comey and friends belong in prison for...
To End the Wars, Attack the Right From the Right
Sadly, the antiwar and anti-national security state inclinations of American liberals and progressives have weakened since the days of President George W. Bush. Partisan incentives during Barack Obama’s presidency combined with the FBI-CIA-Democratic Party-media plot...
The Ft. Worth Killer Cop Will Probably Get Away With It
Those who take police accountability seriously had reason to celebrate this month when Amber Guyger, the police officer who walked into 26-year-old Botham Jean’s apartment, mistook it for her own, and fired a fatal shot into him, was found guilty of murder and...
News Roundup 10/15/19
US News Dallas police shot and killed a woman who was playing video games inside of her home with her nephew. [Link] FBI data shows 30,500 children under the age of ten have been arrested over six years. [Link] Trump sparked outrage when he tweeted about a US Green...
FBI Spied on Anti-War Journalists
Naomi Karavani of Redacted Tonight (on Russia Today) gives a humorous account of the FBI spying on Antiwar.com and our vindication in the courts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rha_VLuC9hU&feature=youtu.be
Running Out of Money
On FPF #405, I discuss the country's nearly $1 trillion dollar deficit in 2019. The US war state continues to spend massive amounts of money as the country drowns in debt. I explain that the money on the military is waster and is harming the living standards of...
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