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“Concrete facts are not necessary” Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux First Look 23 Jul 2014 The Obama administration has quietly approved a substantial expansion of the terrorist watchlist system, authorizing a secret process that requires neither “concrete facts” nor “irrefutable evidence” to designate an American or foreigner as a terrorist, according to a key government […] July 23rd, 2014 | Tags: "no-fly", “fragmentary information”, Attorney General Eric Holder, National Counterterrorism Center, National Security Agency, President George W. Bush | Category: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Justice, FBI, Immigration, law enforcement, terrorism | Comments are closed
Kim Zetter Wired.com 12/13/2012 In a secret government agreement granted without approval or debate from lawmakers, the U.S. attorney general recently gave the National Counterterrorism Center sweeping new powers to store dossiers on U.S. citizens, even if they are not suspected of a crime, according to a news report. Earlier this year, Attorney General Eric […] December 15th, 2012 | Tags: Attorney General Eric Holder, dossiers, Federal Privacy Act, National Counterterrorism Center, President George W. Bush, Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE), Total Information Awareness | Category: Barack Obama, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, National Intelligence, Right to Privacy, technology, terrorism, US Constitution | Comments are closed
Beaufort Observer 3/23/2012 We recently published an article about the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It stirred up a ruckus, all the way to Sen. Richard Burr’s office. Our contention was that several provisions in the NDAA are unconstitutional. We contended that the sections 1021, 1022 and 1031 provided for the indefinite detention of American […] March 24th, 2012 | Tags: "smart meters", electronic communications, government surveillance, habeas corpus, indefinite detention, National Counterterrorism Center, National Defense Authorization Act, Patriot Act, search warrants, Section 1021, Section 1022, Section 1031, Sen. Richard Burr, spying, tyranny | Category: 4th Amendment, North Carolina, Right to Privacy, Social networking websites, technology, terrorism, US Constitution | Comments are closed
Patrick S. Poole BigPeace.com 9/27/2010 Sheikh Kifah Mustapha (third from left) touring the National Counterterrorism Center (Photo: FBI) A known Hamas operative and unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism financing trial in U.S. history – Kifah Mustapha – was recently escorted into the top-secret National Counterterrorism Center and other secure government facilities, including […] September 30th, 2010 | Tags: Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Hamas, Holy Land Foundation, Illinois State Police, Kifah Mustapha, Mosque Foundation, National Counterterrorism Center, Quantico, WLS-Chicago (ABC) | Category: Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Illinois, Islam, Maryland, Media accountability, terrorism | Comments are closed
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