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Pentagon revives Rumsfeld-era domestic spying unit | Raw Story

By Gideon Swift | Published: June 21, 2010

… FICOR replaces a program called Talon, which the DIA created in 2002 under then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as part of the counterterrorism efforts following the 9/11 attacks. It was disbanded in 2007 after it emerged that Talon had retained information on anti-war protesters, including Quakers, even after it was determined they posed no threat [...]

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Governmentt Posts Airport Screening Guide on Internet in Error

By Gideon Swift | Published: December 9, 2009

The Transportation Security Administration is investigating after they say an outdated version of their standard operating procedures manual was posted on the Internet. Who gets more scrutiny in line? What countries’ passports are singled out? Who’s exempt from screening? The answers to those questions and more were posted online for everybody to see. The document [...]