John Bolton Indicted: Rights Group Reacts
Chip Gibbons says the Trump administration should not be using the Espionage Act against Bolton, who himself used the overly broad, archaic law as a tool for political persecution.
FBI Spied On Journalists And Activists Who Organized ‘Russiagate And WikiLeaks’ Panel
Also attending Left Forum that year, we can now report, were multiple Special Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including FBI Unit Chief Andrew Thomas Mitchell.
CIA Analyst Sentenced To Prison For Releasing Documents On Israel’s Plans To Strike Iran
The former CIA analyst had pleaded guilty to disclosing two top secret documents detailing a U.S. ally's "planned kinetic action,” a thinly veiled reference to Israel’s October 2024 strikes against…
In Unprecedented Move, Judge Keeps CIA Employee Facing Espionage Act Charges in Jail
For the first time in the Eastern District of Virginia a defendant charged under §793 of the Espionage Act has been ordered to be detained before trial.
The FBI’s Material Support for Israeli Apartheid Against Palestinians
By Chip Gibbons / The Dissenter Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip has entered its sixth day. The Israeli military has launched a massive bombardment with airstrikes killing over…
What We Must Ask About Surveillance State Failures
Understanding the depths of the FBI’s intelligence powers, as well as how the FBI deploys them.
Former CIA Director’s Institute Hosts Event on the Assange Case (and Madness Ensues)
By Chip Gibbons / The Dissenter An institution founded by former CIA director Michael V. Hayden hosted a panel on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s case. They billed it as a…