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To: ggersh who wrote (51085)	4/11/2013 10:31:21 PM
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Cozy. Includes entertainment. Naturally. -g-

To: ggersh who wrote (51085)	4/11/2013 11:01:39 PM
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Last week, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a 15-year-old project of CPI, started publishing over 2.5 million leaked documents related to secret offshore bank accounts, which the super-rich often use to hide money. You can read the myriad of reports in their continuing investigation here, but the documents touch on powerful players in finance and governments from all corners of the world — including the United States, Canada, France, Russia, Malaysia, Pakistan, and many more. Visible: Supporting transparency journalism in the face of adversity a publication of the Freedom of the Press Foundation Volume #01; Issue #02 Dear Defender of Free Speech, We have great news to report: all four Freedom of the Press Foundation beneficiaries have made huge waves in the journalism world in the past two weeks — including the release of the largest financial leak in history. And we have your generous donations to thank. 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Despite demands from at least six countries — including the United States — CPI and ICIJ commendably refused to hand over any of the documents to government agencies prior to publication. They cited their “long-standing policy…not to turn over such material“ and emphasized their journalism organization is “not an arm of law enforcement and is not an agent of the government.” The investigation into the financial leak will continue into early 2014 and the Center for Public Integrity could use your help. You can donate to Center for Public Integrity on our homepage. Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the CIA Drone Program Several explosive reports on the CIA drone program based on Top Secret classified information were leaked to journalists this week. The New York Times reported on the original secret agreement “sealed in blood” between the CIA and Pakistan in 2004, in which the CIA agreed to kill an enemy of the Pakistani government in exchange for permission to use its airspace to conduct drone strikes. Meanwhile, McClatchy newspapers published an analysis of five years worth of leaked classified intelligence reports that show that fewer than 2% of those drone strikes target senior al-Qaeda leaders. As expert Micah Zenko wrote in Foreign Policy, the report is proof “the United States has lied in the drone wars.” This all underscores why the Bureau’s “Naming the Dead” investigation might be the most important project in journalism. We only know the identities of 20% of those killed by drones, and the Bureau’s reporters are on the ground in Pakistan trying to methodically identify each and every victim. The Bureau made a short film explaining why the “Naming the Dead” project is so important. You can help fund “Naming the Dead” by going here. WikiLeaks Releases “the Kissinger Files” This week, WikiLeaks released over 1.7 million previously secret and confidential State Department cables in searchable form. Dubbed “the Kissinger Files” after Nixon’s Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, these cables have already led to the discovery of some previously hidden facts, as no one was able to search the files digitally until now. They are a vital source for historians and journalists and already made major news when Britain’s former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died this week. You can make a tax-deductible donation to WikiLeaks exclusively through Freedom of the Press Foundation and help beat the extra-legal financial blockade by going here. Truthout and the Guantanamo Hunger Strike Controversy Truthout’s lead investigative reporter Jason Leopold has been doggedly covering the growing Guantanamo prison hunger strike, where dozens of inmates—many held indefinitely by the administration despite being cleared for release—have stopped eating in protest. Truthout has been digging deeper into the Obama administration’s use of Bush-like talking points and their refusal to bow to the prisoners’ demands. Meanwhile, the protest has spread so much that the government has outrageously locked out the press. You can donate to Truthout’s Guantanamo investigation here and send a signal to the government that transparency should always trump government secrecy. As our board member actor John Cusack says, “If the government won’t bring transparency to us, it’s up to us to bring it to them.” Sincerely, Trevor, Rainey, and Micah Freedom of the Press Foundation Staff "A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press must be suffered by those in authority in order to preserve the even greater values of freedom of expression and the right of the people to know." —Judge Murray Gurfein, Pentagon Papers case, June 17, 1971 I'll check back with you.