http://www.accuracy.org/release/10-years-ago-the-most-important-leak-aimed-at-stopping-the-iraq-war/

10 Years Ago: “The Most Important Leak” Aimed at Stopping the Iraq War | Accuracy.OrgIn 2003, Katharine Gun was a 28-year-old Mandarin specialist at the UK Government Communications Headquarters, the equivalent of the U.S. National Security Agency. She leaked what Daniel Ellsberg, who himself leaked the Pentagon Papers, has called “the most important and courageous leak I have ever seen. …

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Life Inside the Aaron Swartz InvestigationA reluctant witness’s account of a Federal prosecution. If you haven’t been following the case, start with the editor’s note for context. Once your life is inside a federal investigation, there is no space outside of it. The only private thing is your thoughts, and even they don’t feel safe anymore.

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‪’Capitalism Hits the Fan’: A Lecture by Richard Wolff on the Economic Meltdown‬ | BillMoyers.comEconomist Richard Wolff believes capitalism has spun out of control, is not salvageable in its current state, and that nothing short of a major systemic overhaul is needed to get America back on track and fix the problems that unraveled our economy.

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NOVA | Mind of a Rampage KillerPRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY Miles O’Brien EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Julia Cort EDITED BY Rob Tinworth ADDITIONAL PRODUCING BY Kate Tobin Michael Bicks Sarah Holt Terri Randall PRODUCTION MANAGER Stephanie Mills ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Will Toubman Karinna Sjo-Gaber ADDITIONAL EDITING BY Rebecca Nieto Bill Lattanzi Vincent Liota CAMERA Cameron Hickey Thomas Danielczik Joseph

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http://wallstreetonparade.com/2013/02/occupy-movement-files-lawsuit-against-every-federal-regulator-of-wall-street/

Occupy Movement Files Lawsuit Against Every Federal Regulator of Wall StreetBy Pam Martens: February 28, 2013 In several respects, Occupy Wall Street reminds me of the feminist movement. Corporate funded media has declared the women’s rights movement dead ad nauseam for four decades – and yet it thrives and reinvents itself.

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http://m.guardiannews.com/society/2013/feb/26/mindfulness-meditation-depression-nhs

NHS recognition of mindfulness meditation is good for depression | Mia HanssonScientists have now discovered how mindfulness meditation can give patients control over levels of depression, anxiety and chronic pain, says Mia Hansson Mindfulness meditation has been shown to give patients control over their own depression and anxiety levels and levels of chronic pain, according to a paper published earlier this month in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

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http://www.accuracy.org/release/supreme-courts-catch-22-on-government-spying/

Supreme Court’s “Catch-22″ on Government Spying | Accuracy.OrgCNN reports: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s sweeping electronic eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists and spies. “The 5-4 … majority concluded the plaintiffs – which included attorneys and journalists – lacked ‘standing’ or jurisdiction to proceed, without proof that suspects have been eavesdropped upon.

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http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/02/17/the-co-author-of-hubris-on-torture-secrets-and-what-we-still-dont-know/

The co-author of ‘Hubris’ on torture, secrets-and what we still don’t know – MSNBCMichael Isikoff says the American public doesn’t yet have the full story of the decisions, actions–and motives–that led to the war in Iraq. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion next month, he says there are cautionary lessons for the Obama White House.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/22/obama-brennan-paul-assassinations-filibuster

Obama officials refuse to say if assassination power extends to US soilThe Justice Department “white paper” purporting to authorize Obama’s power to extrajudicially execute US citizens was leaked three weeks ago. Since then, the administration – including the president himself and his nominee to lead the CIA, John Brennan – has been repeatedly asked whether this authority extends to US soil, i.e., whether the president has the right to execute US citizens on US soil without charges.

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http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/stephen-donnelly-follow-the-money-to-the-real-culprits-29090600.html

Stephen Donnelly: Follow the money to the real culprits – Independent.ieWHO is profiting from the bailout of Europe’s banks? That is the question posed by a German documentary, State Secrets and Bank Bailouts, to be aired in France and Germany next week. Last Wednesday, I met financial journalist Harald Schumann and documentary maker Arpad Bondy in Berlin for a screening with the German press.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/22/aaron-swartz-prosecutors_n_2735675.html

Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Saw ‘Guerilla’ Manifesto As Proof Of Malicious IntentA Justice Department representative told congressional staffers during a recent briefing on the computer fraud prosecution of Internet activist Aaron Swartz that Swartz’s “Guerilla Open Access Manifesto” played a role in the prosecution, sources told The Huffington Post.

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