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sailingaway
05-22-2013, 06:36 PM
The editors of Antiwar.com on Tuesday filed a freedom of the press lawsuit against the FBI, seeking records the federal agency has secretly compiled about their activities.

“Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of our democracy, whether it’s the Associated Press or Antiwar.com,” said Julia Mass, staff attorney at the ACLU of Northern California, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the site. “Government surveillance of news organizations interferes with journalists’ ability to do their jobs.”

Documents released in 2011 after a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request showed the FBI investigated whether the anti-war site was “engaging in, or have engaged in, activities which constitute a threat to National Security on behalf of a foreign power.” The federal agency recommended that agents should “further monitor the postings on website www.antiwar.com” in 2004.

After becoming aware of the FBI surveillance, the website’s founder and managing editor Eric Garris and editorial director Justin Raimondo sought additional federal records about the site under the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). But the two editors have yet to receive a “substantive response” from the FBI, according to the lawsuit, in violation of the law.

more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/21/fbi-faces-lawsuit-over-secret-surveillance-of-prominent-anti-war-website/

Petar
05-22-2013, 06:40 PM
And the scandals keep piling up.

Someone should do this type of FOIA for our little community here.

Cap
05-22-2013, 07:32 PM
And the scandals keep piling up.

Someone should do this type of FOIA for our little community here.Yup.

green73
05-22-2013, 07:35 PM
Everybody here should be reading AWC.

green73
05-22-2013, 07:37 PM
Antiwar.com Lost Major Donors After News of FBI Monitoring Broke

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/05/antiwarcom-lost-major-donors-after-news.html

Warrior_of_Freedom
05-22-2013, 07:37 PM
And the scandals keep piling up.

Someone should do this type of FOIA for our little community here.

I don't want to know

QuickZ06
05-22-2013, 07:45 PM
Well you know this places is on lockdown. Hey there fellas and gals!

Petar
05-22-2013, 07:48 PM
Let's all give a warm shout-out to our friends out there in CIA/NSA analyst land!

heavenlyboy34
05-22-2013, 08:03 PM
All RPFers are already on at least one list.

tod evans
05-22-2013, 08:10 PM
Hey feds.........

Kiss my ass!

FindLiberty
05-22-2013, 08:12 PM
I don't want to know I wish I knew less...

J_White
05-22-2013, 11:25 PM
And the scandals keep piling up.

Someone should do this type of FOIA for our little community here.

i wont be surprised if they were putting tabs here.

MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2
05-23-2013, 04:22 AM
I don't want to know


lol. You already know, same as the rest of us.