Amid the outrage over the NSA's spying program, the jailing of journalist Barrett Brown points to a deeper and very troubling problem.
Kurz: die Amis haben den unangenehmen investigativen Journalisten Barrett Brown in den Knast geworfen, und seine Mutter gleich mit. Letztere mit dem Argument, weil sie sein Laptop bei ihr in der Wohnung gefunden haben (Brown sagt, sie wusste nichts davon).
Today, Brown is in prison and ProjectPM is under increased scrutiny by the DOJ, even as its work has ground to a halt. In March, the DOJ served the domain hosting service CloudFlare with a subpoena for all records on the ProjectPM website, and in particular asked for the IP addresses of everyone who had accessed and contributed to ProjectPM, describing it as a “forum” through which Brown and others would “engage in, encourage, or facilitate the commission of criminal conduct online.” The message was clear: Anyone else who looks into this matter does so at their grave peril.
Some journalists are now understandably afraid to go near the Stratfor files. […] Meanwhile, the Department of Justice is also using its power and force to trample on the rights of citizens like Barrett Brown who are trying to shed light on these nefarious relationships. In order to neutralize those who question or investigate the system, laws are being reinterpreted or extended or otherwise misappropriated in ways that are laughable—or would be if the consequences weren’t so dire.
Den Bericht gibt's bei The Nation.
publiziert Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:53:42 +0200 #terror #totalitarismus #usa