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White House spokesman Sean Spicer holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington January, 2017, Reuters


Leaks: A Double-Edged Sword

Leaks: A Double-Edged Sword

Washington- Reuters last week reported on confidential statements it obtained from United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Mnuchin said that he will plug leaks reaching journalists, particularly on affairs concerning the treasury. Trump’s aide also warned...
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In this July 30, 2013 photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)


Bradley Manning: WikiLeaks case turns to sentencing

Bradley Manning: WikiLeaks case turns to sentencing

United States, AP—Acquitted of the most serious charge against him, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning still faces up to 136 years in prison for leaking government secrets to the website WikiLeaks, and his fate rests with a judge who will begin hearing arguments Wednesday in...
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Egyptian supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi hold posters depicting him as they march to Ministry of Defence building, in Cairo, Egypt, 21 July 2013. (E[A/Khaled Elfiqi)


Opinion: The Muslim Brotherhood Files

Opinion: The Muslim Brotherhood Files

Following the collapse of any regime in the Middle East, it is inevitable for secrets to come out, and for documents that condemn the previous government to be leaked. This even happens with regime that had been semi-open and transparent in their dealings, as was the...

Two rights officials in Russia plan to meet Snowden

Moscow, AP—Two prominent Russian human rights officials say they plan to meet on Friday with Edward Snowden, who recently leaked of US National Security Agency secrets, after receiving an invitation calling them to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport....
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An employee distributes newspapers, with a photograph (R) of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden seen on a page, at an underground walkway in central Moscow July 2, 2013. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)