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September 27, 2021
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at September 27, 2021

DRAD Condemns Outrageous CIA Attacks on Assange and Press Freedom

Over the weekend, Yahoo News published a bombshell report, based on interviews with  over 30 former US officials, about the CIA’s campaign against Australian journalist Julian Assange. While the CIA long had Assange in its sights, Yahoo reports that Trump-appointed
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September 23, 2021
Published by Suraj K Sazawal at September 23, 2021

Protest Rights in the Crosshairs as Congress Investigates January 6

The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is one of the most shameful events in American history. And whether it was the culmination of an authoritarian president grasping at power, a reaction to disinformation and unfounded claims of voter
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September 22, 2021
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at September 22, 2021

Ending the War on Terror At Home

Two decades ago, the US embarked on a “Global War on Terror.”  As Americans mark this grim anniversary, we are forced to confront the still unfolding legacy of the War on Terror. Much of these conversations have focused on a
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September 20, 2021
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at September 20, 2021

President Biden: End The War on Terror At Home!

Dear President Joseph Biden, Twenty years ago today, your predecessor signed into law an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Many in Congress understood themselves as voting for the impending
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September 14, 2021
Published by Cody Bloomfield at September 14, 2021

Anti-White Supremacy Program Reinforces White Supremacy

Terrorism is not contagious. It seems like an obvious statement, but it’s one belied by language about “terrorist radicalization.” National security discourse continually resurrects the myth that there is a traceable path to terrorism that starts with adoption of ideology
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September 13, 2021
Published by Chip Gibbons at September 13, 2021

He Spoke Out Against Torture. They Put Him In Prison. Hear John Kiriakou in His Own Words.

John Kiriakou is the only person imprisoned in connection with the CIA torture program. John didn’t participate in the program, he blew the whistle on it. His crime was that he was the first person to publicly confirm that the
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September 10, 2021
Published by Suraj K Sazawal at September 10, 2021

20 Years Later: Time for a Hard Look in the Mirror

As we mark 20 years since 9/11, much ink will be spilled about the country’s trajectory since that tragic day.  But if the national reaction to the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is any indication, the country, or at least
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August 16, 2021
Published by Defending Rights & Dissent at August 16, 2021

With Ground Troops Withdrawing From Afghanistan, Defending Rights & Dissent Calls for Repeal of AUMF, Closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison

Just days after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, Congress overwhelmingly passed a joint resolution “to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States” (AUMF). While many members
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September 29, 2021

Drone whistleblowers have long tried to alert the public about the human cost of the US drone program.

This Thursday 7:00 eastern/4:00 pacific, Defending Rights & Dissent will bring you the voices of drone whistleblowers as they discuss the Kabul strike.

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September 27, 2021

Assassinations and kidnappings are illegal and immoral no matter the target

We should all be troubled by the CIA wishing to repeat its worst crimes of the War on Terror and Cold War.

That the target is a journalist is even more disturbing. #FreeAssange

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September 26, 2021

The revelations from this bombshell investigation raise deeply disturbing questions about the conduct of the CIA.

From lobbying to have journalists stripped of 1st Amend. protections to manipulating designations to evade oversight, CIA is out of bounds.

https://news.yahoo.com/kidnapping-assassination-and-a-london-shoot-out-inside-the-ci-as-secret-war-plans-against-wiki-leaks-090057786.html

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