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A 'Black Day' for Liberty: Chris Hedges

By Peter Z. Scheer

Sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 would allow the military to detain indefinitely persons who are deemed to consort with terrorists or those who commit ''belligerent acts'' against the United.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35576.htm



Why the U.S. Executive Branch Is a Clear and Present Danger to Our Democracy

By Fred Branfman

How an authoritarian U.S. Executive Branch which has focused on war abroad for the last 50 years now devotes increasing resources to surveillance, information management, and population control at home, posing a far greater threat to Americans' liberties than any conceivable foreign foe.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35581.htm



Jimmy Carter Says U.S. ''Has No Functioning Democracy''

By Alberto Riva

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is so concerned about the NSA spying scandal that he thinks it has essentially resulted in a suspension of American democracy.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35582.htm



10 Ways That Big Brother Is Tightening On All Of Our Lives

By Michael Snyder

Do you ever feel like virtually everything that you do is being watched, tracked, monitored and recorded? If so, unfortunately it is not just your imagination.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35583.htm



Why U.S. Wants to Silence Edward Snowden

Video

The NSA admitted their analysis of phone records and online behavior far exceeded what it had previously disclosed.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35590.htm

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Growing Backlash Against NSA Spying Shows Why US Wants to Silence Edward Snowden

Democracy Now!: ''If you think about whistle-blowing in terms of people who expose things the government is hiding that they shouldn t be, in order to bring about reform, I think what you are seeing is the fruits of classic whistle-blowing,'' says Glenn Greenwald.

http://www.truth-out.org/video/item/17671-glenn-greenwald-growing-backlash-against-nsa-spying-shows-why-us-wants-to-silence-edward-snowden

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American Citizenship is Rapidly Becoming Devalued to Zero
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/paul-huebl/the-value-of-american-citizenship/



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