Trump Purges State Department, CIA May Be Next

By “cleaning house” at the State Department, President Trump is going to be able to exert even more influence in shaping the department for years to come.

Dan Wright
بواسطة Dan Wright
White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks to reporters on Air Force One en route to Andrews Air Force Base, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, from Philadelphia. (AP /Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Today, four State Department senior leaders resigned from their positions. The senior State Department leaders were reportedly asked to leave via letter in what is believed to be an effort to “clean house” at the department. While the officials technically resigned, the real decision was for the

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US Denies Entry To Former British Ambassador Who Was Set To Present Whistleblower Award

“Ambassador Murray was stopped by what the State Department and Homeland Security calls ‘a hit.’”

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
Ambassador Craig Murray Photo: Romy Marquez

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Whistleblowers, former diplomats, and intelligence agency employees have condemned the United States government for denying entry to former British ambassador Craig Murray. Murray is currently scheduled to present the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence to CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou at

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Chelsea Manning Receives Cash Prize For Exposing War Crimes

The imprisoned whistleblower was one of three selected to share a cash prize worth more than US$21,000.

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chelsea manning

Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. soldier imprisoned for leaking U.S. diplomatic cables and copious evidence of war crimes, has been awarded a cash prize in recognition of her “sacrifice and bravery,” it was announced Monday. “The award recognizes the exceptional importance of the disclosures by Manning in revealing the illegal practice of

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Former CIA Agent John Kiriakou Takes Us Inside The Saudi Terror Factory

Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, is supporting many of the same terror groups the United States claims to be fighting in its so-called “war on terror.”

Mnar Adley
بواسطة Mnar Adley
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, meets with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, right, at Al-Salam Palace in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 22, 2015.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou returns to join Mnar Muhawesh on “Behind the Headline” to go into greater depth on Saudi Arabia’s role in manufacturing terrorism by re-writing the entire religious history of Islam and engineering hadeeth to serve its own political & oil interests. The effects of these efforts to re-write the history of a

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CIA Whistleblower: US Alliance With Gulf Monarchies Is Why MidEast Is In Crisis

There’s no such thing as “American exceptionalism,” CIA whistleblower tells Mnar Muhawesh is this episode of “Behind the Headline” from his home in Virginia, and while the U.S. claims to be defending human rights around the world, it’s really just securing its oil interests.

Mnar Adley
بواسطة Mnar Adley
President Barack Obama meets new Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.

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How One Film Gave Voice To Three Whistleblowers The US Government Tried To Silence

“Silenced,” a film directed by James Spione has tapped into a zeitgeist moment, when people all over the world are deeply concerned about powers their government has claimed to protect security which infringe upon civil liberties, press freedom, and openness in government.

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
World premiere of "Silenced" at Tribeca Film Festival / via James Spione

This article was published in partnership with Shadowproof. “A person never feels as alone as when the weight of the entire U.S. government is coming down on your head, when Espionage Act charges are being filed against you despite the fact you haven’t committed espionage, and when your personal, financial, and social life are ruined,” John

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