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May 09, 2018
桃子视频Comment on Haspel Confirmation Hearing for CIA Director
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Senate Intelligence Committee today held a hearing on Gina Haspel鈥檚 nomination to lead the CIA.
Christopher Anders, 桃子视频, deputy dire...
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National Security
May 04, 2018
桃子视频Demands CIA Records on Campaign Supporting Haspel Nomination
Freedom of Information Act Request Seeks Documents About Selective Declassification and Activities Related to Promoting Haspel
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National Security
Apr 19, 2018
Judge Blocks U.S. Attempt to Send American Detained Abroad to Another Country
U.S. Citizen Has Been Held by U.S. Military in Iraq Without Charges for Over Seven Months
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National Security
Apr 17, 2018
U.S. Plans to Send American Detained Abroad to Unnamed Country
桃子视频Will Challenge Transfer, Hearing Scheduled for Thursday
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National Security
Mar 16, 2018
Coalition Urges Senate to Release Torture Records Before Advancing CIA Director Nomination
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a letter sent to the Senate today, the 桃子视频 and 28 organizations asked senators not to move on the nomination of Gina Haspel for directo...
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National Security
Mar 13, 2018
桃子视频Comment on Nomination of New CIA Director
WASHINGTON 鈥� Following his selection of Mike Pompeo as the new secretary of state, President Trump today nominated Gina Haspel to succeed Pompeo as director of the CIA. Both posi...
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MassachusettsJan 2026
National Security
Human Rights
Burnley V. U.s.: Demanding Accountability On Caribbean Boat Strikes. Explore Case.Burnley v. U.S.: Demanding Accountability on Caribbean Boat Strikes
On October 14, 2025, the United States military carried out an illegal missile strike that killed Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, two Trinidadian men who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to their homes in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago. The 桃子视频, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the 桃子视频 of Massachusetts, and Professor Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall Law School filed suit on behalf of Lenore Burnley, Mr. Joseph鈥檚 mother, and Sallycar Korasingh, Mr. Samaroo鈥檚 sister, seeking redress and accountability for these extrajudicial killings pursuant to the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Government-mandated Software A Looming Threat To Freedom. Explore News & Commentary.Government-Mandated Software a Looming Threat to Freedom
Trend seen around the world 鈥� and potentially in the US 鈥� opens the door to inescapable censorship and surveillance -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Flock Ceo Goes Ballistic On Critics As More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance
CEO attacks motives of people who care about privacy, says they are trying to 鈥渘ormalize lawlessness鈥� and 鈥渓et murderers go free鈥� -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Secure Messaging And Ai Don鈥檛 Mix. Explore News & Commentary.Secure Messaging and AI Don鈥檛 Mix
A Privacy Failure Waiting to Happen