Opinion: Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened<br /> by [[Radley Balko]] in The New York Times Opinion<br /> accessed on 2026-09-10T11:38:03
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- Sep 2026
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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the only category of federal employees to be prosecuted consistently for their crimes since Sept. 11 has been whistle-blowers who have drawn attention to government abuses.
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The “sneak and peek” provision was used more sporadically at first — just 23 times in 2002. It soared in the years that followed and was used 5,601 times in 2012 alone. Almost eight in 10 of those were for drug investigations. Just 34, or 0.6 percent, were related to terrorism.
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- civil liberties
- Espionage Act
- Patriot Act
- law enforcement
- surveillance capitalism
- government surveillance
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- terrorism
- "sneak and peek" warrants
- Alien and Sedition Acts
- whistleblowers
- federal employees
- drug investigations
- government overreach
- Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
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- Jul 2026
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united24media.com united24media.com
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Five NATO members—the United States, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden—signed an intergovernmental agreement to build a dedicated maintenance facility for PAC-3 interceptor missiles in Europe.
NL is partnering w USA, D, PL, S wrt Patriot missiles (NL has had them for a long time already, and deployed them to ao Israel 1991, Turkey 2003, and supplied them to Ukraine now)
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- Aug 2023
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www.radioworld.com www.radioworld.com
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The sheriff noticed an ammunition clip on the seat
How you can tell this article was written by someone who knows nothing about firearms. 🤦♂️
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- May 2015
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www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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However, it will take time to inform FBI field offices of the new guidance, and there are certain types of information that it won't be able to get.
Yes, that's the whole freaking point. They shouldn't be able to get this information.
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a never-used program to monitor potential "lone wolf" suspects who haven't been tied to terrorist groups
How are we supposed to believe this hasn't been used when the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, is widely regarded by the public to have lied to Congress under oath about surveillance programs?
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theoldreader.com theoldreader.com
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Congress needs to start over from a blank sheet of paper, "knowing what we know now", as they say.
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