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‘I’m not a pacifist’, declares leaker Manning

AFP – Chelsea Manning on Wednesday insisted that the biggest intelligence leak in US history was not motivated by pacifism, but by her desire for transparency. The former US Army intelligence analyst is currently serving a 35-year jail sentence.

The Government Shutdown is Great News For Those Who Don’t Want NSA Accountability

EFF – While many federal employees and the American public have been negatively affected by the US government shutdown, there is one group of people who can probably take solace: those who need to be held to account for the NSA surveillance scandal.