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Citizen Four: The Oscars got this one right

February 24, 2015 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Democracy, FBI/NSA/CIA, Government, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

Having missed it during its initial theater run, I finally got to see Citizen Four last night on HBO, the day after it won

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NSA leaker Snowden and the debatable definition of “heroism”

January 2, 2014 Renee Shur FBI/NSA/CIA, Ideas, Military, Privacy/surveillance, War One comment

Edward Snowden is back in the news with a story that the government may be considering offering him amnesty in exchange for return of

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