The justifications for sealing a case don’t seem to fit the WikiLeaks founder. The word-processing error that unintentionally revealed the Justice Department’s sealed charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is fascinating, not least because analogous mistakes can be found in texts going all the way back to the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. …
Al Gore calls it “obscenely outrageous.” That may be an understatement. According to secret documents published by Britain’s Guardian newspaper, the U.S. government has demanded and is receiving information about every cell phone call placed and received by millions of its citizens. There is no pretense whatsoever of “reasonable cause” …
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Newly published American documents indicate that the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet sought to use military force to annul the referendum that ended his brutal rule. The plan was rejected by his fellow generals, the documents say. The formerly top-secret documents posted by the independent National Security …