US citizens: tell Congress to let section 215 of the PAT RIOT act expire.

We must eliminate the PAT RIOT Act's massive data collection, not try to "fix" it.

US citizens: defeat Obama on "fast track" — phone your congresscritter today to oppose it.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are 202-224-3121, 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588.

Pakistan has launched a criminal prosecution of a CIA official believed to be involved in planning drone attacks.

I am sure they will probably not be able to catch him, but this will have a political significance anyway.

German intelligence spied on French and EU officials' data for the US.

Germans were incensed that the US had spied on German chancellor.

I hope they draw the ethical conclusion (we shouldn't do this to each other) rather than the cynical conclusion (if they do it, why not us).

The American Psychological Association ran a conference together with the CIA, back in the days when the two cooperated on torture.

I thank the APA for changing its rules back and banning its members for participating in torture. Other US institutions such as the US need to take firm steps against torture, too.