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Patrick Eddington

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post Google: Government Surveillance Spikes Worldwide—Especially in United States

    2012-11-13 15:54:00View | Delete

    As noted, this declaration by Google does not reflect government requests pursuant to the use of “national security letters”, PATRIOT Act, or the FISA Amendments Act. That said, EPIC has DoJ’s stats on some of those requests over a nearly three-decade period. Note how radically NSL requests have jumped since 2004, and how the Obama administration’s own pattern of use is on par with–if not exceeding–the pattern seen during the Bush 43 presidency.

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post Denver Teen’s Death by Drone Remains Shrouded in Secrecy

    2012-10-15 13:24:40View | Delete

    Kevin,

    Have Klaidman or Sanger ever said why they journalistically “disappeared” the boy from their books?

    Pat

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post For National Security Whistleblowers, Obama Hits the Reset Button

    2012-10-12 10:19:35View | Delete

    So the Administration that has prosecuted or attempted to prosecute more whistleblowers than any other in U.S. history issues an election-season directive that specifically omits the Office of Special Counsel as a covered entity to whom intel community whistleblowers can turn. Coincidence?

    The only way we will ever see real protections for IC whistleblowers is when a former IC whistleblower is elected to the Senate, where said person could shut down the legislative process until a real law with real teeth is passed.

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post Government’s Request for Stay in NDAA Lawsuit Shows Smug Arrogance of Executive Power

    2012-09-18 12:12:35View | Delete

    It’s worth remembering that the AUMF in question was signed into law 11 years ago today: http://www.longstrangejourney.com/journal/2012/9/17/91801-and-the-age-of-endless-war.html

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post Whistleblower Scandal Rocks National Reconnaissance Office

    2012-08-14 12:57:03View | Delete

    This kind of retaliation could not take place unless the climate for it to flourish had been created by the Administration. More prosecutions of whistleblowers under Obama than any other president–including Bush 43 and Nixon. Think about that for a moment…and think about successive Congresses have compounded the problem by being decidedly unwelcoming to whistleblowers. Anybody know the House or Senate Intel whistleblower hotline number? No? That’s because they don’t exist.

    Moreover, the incredible detective work Marisa Taylor had to engage in was made all the harder because of the current climate. Most executive branch employees have been intimidated into silence precisely because they know what the score is: talk to a reporter at your own risk; if we find out it was you, we will come after you with everything we have…even if you’re exposing waste, fraud, abuse or violations of law.

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post Reflecting on 9/11 Through Song

    2011-09-11 17:29:08View | Delete

    Very surprised people forgot this one:

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgkv37_hole-in-the-world-eagles_music

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    Patrick Eddington wrote a new diary post: Thoughts On The American Imperium

    2011-03-21 19:16:30View | Delete

    All of this unilateral war-making by the current occupant of the White House has taken me back in time, to our first war with Iraq and my recently published chronicle of that conflict. During the researching and writing of Long Strange Journey over the last 13 years, I began to understand that Desert Storm had not [...]

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:58:42View | Delete

    My thanks again to you, Tim, and to the entire FDL community…and if you haven’t become an FDL Member, please do so!

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:57:47View | Delete

    It helps if you trade arms for hostages…I hear that gets you a prime-time show. :)

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:56:54View | Delete

    people shouldn’t fear their governments, governments should fear their people. :)

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:55:35View | Delete

    My sincere thanks to all!

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:53:29View | Delete

    Multiple Presidents from both parties have used the CIA to overthrow governments and assassinate those the USG wanted out of the way. Weiner’s book (“Legacy of Ashes”) does a pretty good job of chronicling that part of the CIA’s history. The current Oval Office occupant has certainly not shied away from using the CIA for such missions.

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:51:02View | Delete

    It would help if we had a President who did not start his administration by urging us to “look forward, not back.” Accountability–electoral and legal–is the bedrock of a functioning democracy. We do not have such a functioning democracy today. I like to tell people that while we may be living in “The United States of America” we long ago ceased living in “The Republic of the United States of America.” Accountability must be restored to our institutions–executive branch, Congress, and the judiciary. It’s up to us to do it.

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:47:20View | Delete

    Yes, Halabja is a name that will live in infamy in the twisted annals of the history of chemical warfare. Absolutely hideous what was done to the people of that city.

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:45:42View | Delete

    Lindh wasn’t AQ, but with the Taliban, I believe. Bin Laden and his inner circle are extremely adept at practicing operational security; it’s the reason they’re still at large almost 10 years after 9/11.

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:44:09View | Delete

    That’s a good one! :)

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:43:42View | Delete

    One of my favorite topics. On balance, yes, I think the prior agency connections are a clear source of bias/reluctance to really take on the IC. I don’t think prior IC service should be a disqualifier–I just think that anyone who is going to serve on the staff of the House or Senate Intelligence Committees should have to convincingly demonstrate that they have a real commitment to aggressive, probing oversight…and above all an absolute commitment to ensuring the rule of law prevails.

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:41:00View | Delete

    They are absurd. If I put the text in front of a judge and showed him/her what was already in the public domain, they would (I would hope) laugh the CIA out of court. Sometimes I think the folks at the Publication Review Board (that’s what the book censor component is called) feel like they have to go after something in your book in order to justify their salaries. :)

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:38:54View | Delete

    Indeed. And of course, we have our own “Abu Ghraib East” right here in Virginia. Manning’s confinement conditions and treatment are Guantanamo-like.

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    Patrick Eddington commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Patrick Eddington, Long Strange Journey: An Intelligence Memoir

    2011-03-12 16:37:12View | Delete

    Yes. I could potentially litigate over them, which I’ve not ruled out.

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