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By Spencer Ackerman Wired Danger Room, August 7, 2012 Daryl Johnson had a sinking feeling when he started seeing TV reports on Sunday about a shooting in a Wisconsin temple.
By Spencer Ackerman Washington Independent10/28/09It seems like only yesterday that members of Congress bitterly determined that the CIA didn’t sufficiently or accurately brief them about various important secret activities.
By Spencer Ackerman Wired, February 16, 2011 That’s Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Votel on the left. Do not exp.
By Spencer Ackerman Washington Independent | 1/13/10It’s a question that rarely gets asked: from where does the Obama administration locate the legal authority to launch missiles from the CIA’s unmanned drones into Pakistani (and, this week, Afghan) territory? The ACLU wants to know.
Congressman Calls for Broad Inquiry Into Intelligence AgencyBy Spencer Ackerman Washington Independent7/27/09After years of examining CIA operations of dubious legality, an important member of the House intelligence committee is exploring an option that many in the intelligence community view with apprehension: a comprehensive investigation of all intelligence-community operations over years and perhaps even decades.
By Spencer AckermanWashington Independent7/10/09What do I mean when I say that the inspectors general report on warrantless surveillance shows a larger role for CIA in the post-9/11 surveillance efforts than has been previously disclosed? According to the report, CIA would prepare a threat briefing for President Bush justifying the need for such surveillance.