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  • June 2008

    • Chavez Takes Over Intelligence Agencies

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 3, 08 10:24 AM CDT

      Chavez Takes Over Intelligence Agencies

      Hugo Chavez has ordered a draconian restructuring of Venezuela’s intelligence agencies, bringing them under his personal control, increasing domestic spying powers, and levying prison sentences on citizens who decline to cooperate, the New York Times reports. One justice on Venezuela’s top court expressed outrage, calling it “a step toward the creation of a society of informers.” More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • intelligence  • Patriot Act  • government spying  • domestic intelligence  • informant

  • May 2008

    • Taliban 'Narco Terrorist' Convicted in US Court

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 16, 08 4:58 AM CDT

      Taliban 'Narco Terrorist' Convicted in US Court

      A Taliban militant has become the first person convicted under a "narco-terrorism" provision of the Patriot Act, Reuters reports. The Afghan man was busted by DEA agents for plotting to ship heroin to the US and use the proceeds to buy weapons to use against American and coalition forces. He was brought to the US last year to stand trial, and now faces 20 years to life in prison. More »

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      terrorism  • Taliban  • drug trafficking  • heroin  • opium  • Patriot Act  • narcotics  • terrorism financing

    • Facing Suit, FBI Drops Secret Order

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 8, 08 8:56 AM CDT

      Facing Suit, FBI Drops Secret Order

      Facing a lawsuit, the FBI has withdrawn a secret order demanding that an Internet library turn over a user's records—only the third time the bureau has backed down from such a demand, known as a "national security letter." The San Francisco-based Internet Archive, which stores old versions of websites, challenged the order on the grounds that the Patriot Act provision that protects libraries from similar requests should apply online as well. More »

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      FBI  • online privacy  • Patriot Act  • national security letters

  • January 2008

    • Padilla Sentenced to 17 Years

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Jan 22, 08 12:45 PM CST

      Padilla Sentenced to 17 Years

      A federal judge sentenced Jose Padilla to 17 years and 4 months today following his conviction for conspiring to commit murder and otherwise aid Islamic terrorists around the world, the Miami Herald reports. Although the court invoked “terrorism enhancement” to lengthen the sentences of Padilla and his two co-conspirators, prosecutors, who had sought life for Padilla, said they would appeal. More »

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      terrorism  • Patriot Act  • Islamic Jihad  • Jose Padilla

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