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Editor Bob Vindicates the FBI

My essay on “The FBI’s Right to Threaten Torture” has been deftly refuted by Bob Weir, the editor of The News Connection down in Texas.   Here is the response he sent The Future of Freedom Foundation: “Keep your eyes on this case, because it could help determine how far feds can go to destroy innocent […]

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The FBI’s Right to Threaten Torture

The following op-ed is being shotgunned out today by the Future of Freedom Foundation.   THE FBI’S RIGHT TO THREATEN TORTURE by James Bovard A federal appeals court has concluded that an FBI agent must go to trial on charges he coerced a false confession out of a prime suspect in the 9/11 attacks. But […]

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Excellent new DVD on FBI National Security Letter Abuses

The Bill of Rights Defense Committee just released an excellent new DVD: FBI Unbound: How National Security Letters Violate Our Privacy.” The DVD features interviews with George Christian, the executive director of Library Connection, the Connecticut organization that courageously refused to comply with an FBI National Security Letter (NSL) and helped make the letters a national controversy.   Lisa Graves […]

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FBI Agents Suggest Blowing Up Government Buildings

The case of the Miami terrorists keeps getting more ludicrous.  The local Miami CBS station had a write-up yesterday on the latest federal court proceedings: Earlier in the day, the FBI admitted that two people working for the agency planted the idea of blowing up government buildings, including and FBI office in Miami, with members […]

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Will Federal Covid Indictment Turn the Tide on Washington Secrecy?

Will Federal Covid Indictment Turn the Tide on Washington Secrecy? by James Bovard, Brownstone Institute, May 2 2026 David Morens, a former top advisor to Covid Czar Tony Fauci, was indicted on Monday and “charged with conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal, or mutilation of […]

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Covid Conniving Receives First Federal Indictment

Covid Conniving Receives First Federal Indictment by James Bovard, Libertarian Institute, May 1, 2026 David Morens, a former top advisor to Covid Czar Tony Fauci was indicted this week and “charged with conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal, or mutilation of records; and aiding and […]

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