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    Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Ex-CIA worker from Maryland revealed as source of NSA leaks

    A British newspaper has identified a 29-year-old<strong> </strong>former Marylander as the source of the top secret documents that revealed details of two National Security Agency surveillance programs and revived debate of the agency's reach into the private lives of Americans.
    A British newspaper has identified a 29-year-old former Marylander as the source of the top secret documents that revealed details of two National Security Agency surveillance programs and revived debate of the agency's reach into the private lives of...

    Tags: Military Justice, National Security Agency, Court Administration, General Contracting, Skype

    2. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Similarities seen in leaks by Snowden, Manning

    A young man comes to Maryland, takes some community college classes, uses his computer skills to get a job in which he gains a security clearance.
    A young man comes to Maryland, takes some community college classes, uses his computer skills to get a job in which he gains a security clearance. Still in his 20s, he finds information about government activity that troubles him. He decides to share it...

    Tags: Pentagon Papers Release (2011), Hong Kong, National Security Agency, Extradition, International Law

    3. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. The two Obamas

    The contradictions at the heart of the Obama presidency are finally out in the open. As a result, a man who came into office hell-bent on restoring faith in government is on the verge of inspiring a libertarian revival.
    The contradictions at the heart of the Obama presidency are finally out in the open. As a result, a man who came into office hell-bent on restoring faith in government is on the verge of inspiring a libertarian revival. There have always been (at least)...

    Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Metal and Mineral, F James Jr Sensenbrenner, National Security Agency, Internal Revenue Service

    4. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Time to dial up some healthy skepticism

    The U.S. government is trying "to create a database of every [phone] call ever made."
    The U.S. government is trying "to create a database of every [phone] call ever made." That's how one informed person described the National Security Agency's effort to USA Today. That newspaper also confirmed that not only is the government collecting...

    Tags: Vaccines, National Security Agency, Diseases and Illnesses, Justice System, Invention and Innovation

    5. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Manning is a whistle-blower, not a traitor

    Thanks again for giving proper coverage to the Trial of the Century ("Manning trial begins at Fort Meade," June 4). As a Pfc. Bradley Manning supporter, I am biased, but the court martial has attracted interest around the world. On Monday as the court martial began, I was outside the main gate to Fort Meade with other Manning supporters.
    Thanks again for giving proper coverage to the Trial of the Century ("Manning trial begins at Fort Meade," June 4). As a Pfc. Bradley Manning supporter, I am biased, but the court martial has attracted interest around the world. On Monday as the court...

    Tags: Human Rights, Fort Meade (military base), Courts-Martial, Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks

    6. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Bradley Manning's lawyer calls him young, naive, 'good-intentioned'

    An Army prosecutor told a military judge Monday that Pfc. Bradley Manning drew on his military training to harvest hundreds of thousands of classified documents from military computers and dump them on the Internet, where he knew their release would endanger fellow U.S. soldiers.
    An Army prosecutor told a military judge Monday that Pfc. Bradley Manning drew on his military training to harvest hundreds of thousands of classified documents from military computers and dump them on the Internet, where he knew their release would...

    Tags: Defense, Military Justice, Iraq, U.S. Army, News Agency

    7. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Protesters gather at Fort Meade in support of Bradley Manning

    Chanting "Free Bradley Manning" and wielding signs that read "my hero" and "Americans have the right to know," hundreds of demonstrators descended on Fort Meade on Saturday to support the soldier now facing a court-martial in the largest security breach in U.S. history.
    Chanting "Free Bradley Manning" and wielding signs that read "my hero" and "Americans have the right to know," hundreds of demonstrators descended on Fort Meade on Saturday to support the soldier now facing a court-martial in the largest security breach...

    Tags: Military Justice, Pentagon Papers Release (2011), Iraq, Vietnam War (1955-1975), The New York Times

    8. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Fort Meade preparing for hundreds at Bradley Manning demonstration

    Fort Meade officials plan to close the main gate of the Army base in Anne Arundel County on Saturday, but police said they didn't not have plans to limit traffic on surrounding roads during a mass demonstration for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning.
    Fort Meade officials plan to close the main gate of the Army base in Anne Arundel County on Saturday, but police said they didn't not have plans to limit traffic on surrounding roads during a mass demonstration for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning. Officials...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers Release (2011), Wars and Interventions, The New York Times

    9. May 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. First Amendment clause-trophobia

    "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
    "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a...

    Tags: Church and State Relations, Jay Carney, Freedom of the Press, Internal Revenue Service, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    10. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Psychiatrists recommended easing of Manning custody, official testifies

    The former commander of the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va., told a military court on Tuesday that accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning was held in highly restrictive "prevention-of-injury" custody even though psychiatrists recommended the conditions be eased.
    The former commander of the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va., told a military court on Tuesday that accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning was held in highly restrictive "prevention-of-injury" custody even though psychiatrists recommended the conditions...

    Tags: United Nations, Military Justice, Medical Specialization, Psychiatry, Amnesty International

    11. Nov 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Accused WikiLeaker Manning says he was punished before trial

    Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is due back at Fort Meade this week, where lawyers for the alleged WikiLeaker plan to argue that he was punished at a military brig before his case had been heard &#8212; grounds, they say, to dismiss all charges against him.
    Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is due back at Fort Meade this week, where lawyers for the alleged WikiLeaker plan to argue that he was punished at a military brig before his case had been heard — grounds, they say, to dismiss all charges against him. By...

    Tags: George Washington, Military Justice, Iraq, Barack Obama, Punishment

    12. Oct 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Obama extends whistleblower protections to intelligence community

    President Obama has done what Congress has not: Extend whistleblower protections to national security and intelligence employees. A new presidential policy directive says employees "who are eligible for access to classified information can effectively...

    Tags: Canterbury, National Government, Justice System, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate

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