They Can’t Shut Her Up
April 27, 2026
They Can’t Shut Her Up She warned the country about Trump during a pandemic. She warned the country about Kash Patel before he became FBI
They Can’t Shut Her Up She warned the country about Trump during a pandemic. She warned the country about Kash Patel before he became FBI
By Chris Sampson | The Wire Tap | NatSecMedia “Ідучи стежиною самопізнання, ми неодмінно повертаємось до початку свого шляху, але з кожним колом підіймаємось над
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Ukrainian Voices: Life in Ukraine with Julia Kalashnyk by Chris Sampson A recording from Chris Sampson’s live video Read on Substack I first encountered Julia
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Some don’t remember Ukrainian. Some don’t remember their parents’ faces. Some have been told their parents abandoned them, that Ukraine doesn’t want them back, that
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CHRIS: We’re live. Hey—welcome, everyone. Thanks for joining. Shaun and I have a lot to cover: what’s happening in Ukraine right now with the
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There is a young man somewhere in Europe. He watched his best friend burn to death inside the Trade Union House in Odesa on May
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While I am thankful for Steven Moore’s apparent support for Ukraine, I can’t let dishonesty by omission go unchecked. His recent article criticizing European hesitancy
The $58 Billion They Don’t Want You to Know About: How MAGA Republicans Voted Against Your Paycheck Ukraine aid isn’t foreign charity—it’s the biggest domestic
THE ORTHODOX WEAPON: HOW RUSSIA TURNED RELIGION INTO AN INSTRUMENT OF WAR also available at the Substack page, (which is a way to help support
A Man Without a Mandate: The Legal Case That Steve Witkoff Cannot Lawfully Represent the United States—Or Ukraine The Shadow Diplomacy the Founders Warned about
Trump’s Pattern of Betrayal Part Four: The Hacking of Donald Trump How the Kremlin Groomed an American President—And Why Ukraine Pays the Price The
KYIV POST LINK Ukraine Secures Over $100M in Defense Tech Investment at Brave1 Defense Tech Valley 2025Four companies from Europe and the United States have
by Chris Sampson, Jeremy Dirac | Aug. 1, 2025, 1:32 am At least 31 killed, including a child, and 159 injured in Russian missile and drone attack on
As Kyiv marks the anniversary of the prison massacre that killed over 50 Ukrainian POWs, relatives gather not only to mourn but to remind the
Dozens gathered in Kyiv to honor Ben “Budgie” Burgess, a British volunteer fighter killed in combat. A skilled FPV drone pilot, Burgess served on Ukraine’s
Nothing delights me more than talking with old friends from my radio and activism days. And when my friends Rich Hanna and Egberto Willies called
In Lviv, where soldiers are laid to rest daily, families and communities unite to honor their sacrifices—no need to explain loss to Ukrainians.
Assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin: Impact and Aftermath for Ukraine and More 26 August 2023 By Chris Sampson After months of discussion about whether Prigozhin would
BACK TO THE BASICS: THE MUSIC It is perhaps overdue for me to add a section about music and all the facets that I’ve explored
It’s been two months since the villages of Okhovka and Malya Rogan were liberated from Russian forces. Ukrainian army successfully cleared the area but the
It didn’t take long after arriving in Ukraine to see how intrinsic the spirit of music was to the people of Ukraine. I was out
Day 54- Lviv was hit by missiles which destroyed a civillian garage and car repair shop near Shevchenko street… 8 workers died immediately and 11
Days after the Russians invaded Ukraine, they descended upon the small town of Bucha, just west of the capital, Kyiv. For weeks the battle ensued
The Crisis in Ukraine – Part One About: In this series, I will share some personal observations about Russia’s war against Ukraine. First, I will
It bested Gab and Parler.By Claire GoforthUpdated on Dec 16, 2021, 11:08 am CST Telegram has arrived. The encrypted messaging app enjoyed popularity worldwide for
Telegram is surging as Parler went offline and the backlash against Twitter and Facebook grew. By Gerrit De Vynck and Ellen Nakashima Jan. 18, 2021
by Zack Linly Since the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6., Twitter and other platforms have been purging right-wing extremists—including y’all’s soon-to-be-ex president—like social media
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/extremists-move-secret-line-channels-plan-inauguration-day-d-c-n1253876 Extremists move to secret online channels to plan for Inauguration Day in D.C. Jan. 12, 2021, 11:24 AM EST By Anna Schecter Right-wing extremists
Some pro-Trump extremists have used the platforms to suggest skipping local rallies to focus instead on a big turnout in D.C. at Biden’s inauguration. By
By By Carol D. Leonnig, Karoun Demirjian, Justin Jouvenal and Nick Miroff Jan. 12, 2021 at 9:54 p.m. EST The Secret Service and federal law enforcement
On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Katy Tur spoke with former FBI Special Agent Frank Figliuzzi and Chris Sampson about the pending threats around the 2020
At an event on recidivism, Usman Khan attacks crowd, wounding 5 and killing 2. http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/ctv-sampson-london-11-30-2019-1.mp4
At an event on recidivism, Usman Khan attacks crowd, wounding 5 and killing 2. http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/ctv-london-bridge-stabbing-pt1-11-29-2019-1.mp4
Patrick Crusius murders people in El Paso after being fear mongered into hating immigrants. http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/ctv-sampson-elpaso-ohio-shooting-08-04-2019a-1.mp4
Terror attack in Strasbourg http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/ctv-2019-05-29-Strasbourg-Sampson.mp4
Brenton Tarrant opens fire on mosque while livestreaming from Christchurch, New Zealand http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/ctv-christchurch-attack-1.mp4
Canada detained the CFO of the Chinese tech giant, Huawei due to sanctions evasions.
The CFO for the Chinese communications firm Huawei was detained by Canadian officials on a US warrant. http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/CTV-Sampson-2018-12-06-HuaWei-2.mp4
NeoNazi Robert Bowers opened fire on a synagogue in Pittsburgh. http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/ctv-sampson-bowers-10-28-2018.mp4
A tense campaign of mail bombs gripped the nation until authorities captured Cesar Sayoc, an extreme supporter of Donald Trump in his van in Fort
By Drew Harwell May 18, 2018 at 6:16 p.m. EDT In the first hours after the Texas school shooting that left at least 10 dead
SOURCE LINK Q&A We talk to leading world cyber terrorism expert Chris Sampson, co-author of “Hacking ISIS: How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad” and an
https://blueridgemuse.com/node/46813 By DOUG THOMPSON May 19, 2018 Following another school shooting, this one in Texas by a 17-year-old high school student who killed 10 students
Hacking ISIS by Malcolm Nance and Chris Sampson is on the shortlist of prize nominees for the Airey Neave Memorial Book Prize for 2017. Airey
https://www.poolre.co.uk/airey-neave-memorial-book-prize-2017-sponsored-pool-reinsurance-ltd/ “The Trustees of the Airey Neave Trust are delighted to announce that the four books chosen for the Short List for consideration for this
Interview with Mike Honig about the Las Vegas shooting by Stephen Paddock on KPFT 90.1 focuses on the reasons for the massacre, myths for stopping
In the late night of October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of music fans in Las Vegas. Source http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/gctv-lasvegas-sampson-10-01-2017.mp4
Interview with BBC on ISIS social media and how these platforms can and should react
Extensive interview on ISIS with LBC radio, London
From Review: “Americans should pay close attention to Malcolm Nance. A former naval counterterrorism officer, Nance understands both human and cyber intelligence; and he applies
The “keys to the cyber caliphate”: The daring U.S. raid to seize the ISIS personnel database How U.S. counterterrorism intelligence got their hands on the
As James Comey was about to testify, a look at what is expected in his testimony and an overview of the Russian hacking of the
After the bombing in Manchester, a discussion on the suspect and how the UK is likely to respond. http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/msnbc-manchester-sampson-fixed-1.mp4
Interview with Mike Honig about the Russian Hacking
In light of the release of files purported to be from the US government’s elite hackers http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/msnbc-sampson-cia-tools-03-11-2017-1.mp4
In light of the release of files purported to be from the US government’s elite hackers. http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/cheddar-sampson.mp4
In light of the release of files purported to be from the US government’s elite hackers. http://www.chrissampson.com/videos/BBC_News_Channel-2017-03-07_20-13-40.mp4
BBC Panorama covers CIA Torture program examined including demonstration of S.E.R.E. training segments where two journalists are put through walling, stress positions, confinement box and
Colonel Ty Seidule, Professor of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point, settles the debate once and for all. Was the Civil
Download PDF TAPSTRI-Jihadi Selfies and The Thrill Kill Cult. CLICK HERE I. Introduction There has been a revolutionary shift in the media usage of jihadist groups such
It has been extremely exasperating to watch the headlines relating to Lance Armstrong, Doping, and Cycling. The most irritating part of the whole story is
The Last Letter A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran To: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From: Tomas
By Andy Worthington While Rodriguez — like John Yoo, Jay S. Bybee and senior Bush administration officials, up to and including the president —
Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry claimed they would reinstate illegal programs that have been dismissed by experts as ineffective and illegal. They have
Wednesday 5 October 2011 by: Jason Leopold, Truthout (Image: JR / t r u t h o u t) In 2002, not long after he was subjected
Thursday 15 July 2010 by: Jason Leopold, reprinted from TruthOut.org (make sure to support TruthOut with a donation today) Jay Bybee, who as a senior
Intro and Interview with Jim Cox PhD – Forensic Psychologist Segment 1 Interview with Joseph Margulies – Lawyer/Professor of Law Segment 2 Audio reading of
Copy of Complaint PDF: CLICK HER Intro and Interview with Jim Cox PhD – Forensic Psychologist on the torture program devised by James Mitchell and Bruce
Intro and Kate Gordon from Center for American Progress Segment 1 Rep. Gene Green Segment 2 Maria Lahood (Center for Constitutional Rights) Segment 3 James
James Yee is a former US. Army chaplain who was subjected to arrest, confinement and charges of sedition, aiding the enemy, spying, espionage, and failure
James Yee is a former US. Army chaplain who was subjected to arrest, confinement and charges of sedition, aiding the enemy, spying, espionage, and failure
Scott Horton Listen Here Democracy Now segment with PHR from this show Listen Here ABCNews and Liz Cheney-Made ya look Listen Here Op-Ed on British
Scott Horton Listen Here Democracy Now segment with PHR from this show Listen Here ABCNews and Liz Cheney-Made ya look Listen Here Op-Ed on British
This video was uploaded by RealNews. Make sure to support their independent journalism work. Video of Lawrence Wilkerson on Dick Cheney’s rise to power and
Reprinted with permission (and creative commons) from TruthOut.org Don’t forget, it is very important to support independent journalist sites like TruthOut.org by Jason Leopold –
Reprinted with permission from The Jurist – First JURIST publication link Listen to interview with Prof. Amos Guiora from this week’s show Listen to reading
Prof. Amos Guiora, Dahr Jamail, Brig. Gen David Irvine, Larry Siems (ACLU), Coleen Rowley, Jess Levin (MediaMatters), and a audio from a reading of Rachel
Prof. Amos Guiora,Dahr Jamail,Brig. Gen David Irvine,Larry Siems (ACLU),Coleen Rowley,Jess Levin (MediaMatters),and a audio from a reading of Rachel Corrie’s letters and Cindy Corrie. Segment
Description The June 27th Panel will culminate a number of events for “June is Torture Awareness Month” Sunday, June 27, 2010 3:00pm – 5:00pm Plymouth
Guantanamo Review Task Force – Download Report Guantanamo detainee report is out. It states that 126 detainees should be sent back home or handed over to
Segment One – Jason Leopold discusses BP catastrophe – Atlantis rig safety – Bush DOJ ignored whistleblower Segment 1 – Segment Two-Rep. Luis Gutierrez sends
Segment One – Jason Leopold discusses BP catastrophe – Atlantis rig safety – Bush DOJ ignored whistleblower Segment 1 – Segment Two-Rep. Luis Gutierrez sends
This weekend, 60 minutes ran a powerful segment on the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. At the heart of the segment was the testimony of Mike Williams,
ANSWER coaliton SeizeBP campaign – Media Matters on BP/Halliburton spill and Andy Worthington Segment 1 – Matthew Alexander – How To Break A Terrorist Segment
ANSWER coaliton SeizeBP campaign –Media Matters on BP/Halliburton spill and Andy WorthingtonSegment 1 – Matthew Alexander – How To Break A Terrorist Segment 2 –
In preparation for our interview with Matthew Alexander, we’ll be posting videos and articles to understand the context of his book, “How to break a
By Jason Leopold May 5, 2010 Editor’s Note: A common thread through recent disasters – the Wall Street financial collapse, the fatal West Virginia coal
Segment 1 – Media Matters Segment 2 – Barking from the Floor – Audio from Wall Street Segment 3 – Audio from CSPAN-Debate on Prosecuting
Segment 1 – Media Matters Segment 2 – Barking from the Floor – Audio from Wall Street Segment 3 – Audio from CSPAN-Debate on Prosecuting
(editors note: I want to thank Col. Morris Davis for letting us reprint his words here for you to share.) My father was a 100
Voting isn’t the end of a process, but a sort of beginning. So why do so many voters treat it as a finishline instead of
I’ve been recording television news for over a decade. The greatest bulk of recordings are from CSPAN. With hundreds of hours of hearings, press conferences,
By Morris Davis Reprinted from AndyWorthington.co.uk If it was a crime to misappropriate a word or phrase — to treat it like you own it
This site is a must see for accountability resources. Thanks to the Center for Constitutional Rights for this work.
When Dick Cheney spouted off to Patrick Leahy, he accomplished the best thing he ever did. Who says so? Dick says so. “That’s sort of
I grew up in Texas where the majority of my family was from. We have been living in this state, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas for
Andy Worthington has a new article: Mohamedou Ould Salahi: How a Judge Demolished the US Government’s Al-Qaeda Claims He points out the stack of cards
To read the many headlines this week on the Supreme Court decision regarding animal abuse videos, you’d think that the justices had personally stopped on
For those of you who don’t know Emptywheel, you should. She’s done a stellar job at piecing together information for the last several years in
The ongoing mantra from war apologists is still, “war is hell”. This phrase sounds as if it is an inevitable part of life or we
I’m reading into intricate details of Haiti and Dominican Republic history. I’m reading on the slave rebellions, the colonial oppression and subsequent “justice” in particular.
There is little to be surprised about when it comes to the Cheney clique. I always can predict the garbage that will come out of
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried in lower Manhattan. Republicans immediately went into their highly predictable panic
As of today, there are 23 agents who are international fugitives after an Italian court ruled in the abduction of a cleric in Milan. NYTimes
First, here are the documents that have been released by the FBI detailing the interview with Dick Cheney: Cheney Interview Transcript FBI Outline Notes FBI
Andy Worthington has a good new article on Judge Baltasar Garzon’s investigation of John Yoo, Alberto Gonzales, Donald Rumsfeld and others who set up the
http://www.cheneywatch.org/documents/torture/cia-ksm-docs08242009.pdf The documents Cheney requested are now released, redacted of course, and they do little to foster his view. Reading over the reports above, its
http://www.cheneywatch.org/documents/torture/cia_oig_report.pdf Here is the long awaited report. Many new details have been released. We are reading the document and will elaborate the details here. And
Documents By Chronology: The attacks on September 11, 2001 were the catalyst for the “war on terror”– and for a legal revolution in assertions of
Reports are flying that Eric Holder has read the soon, supposedly, to be released, supposedly, CIA torture report. Will Eric Holder be compelled to investigate
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Today we learn that the Supreme Court of the United States will not hear the appeal filed by Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson in their
Sheldon Whitehouse laid the truth on the Senate floor the other night: Full text from Sen. Whitehouse site at Senate.gov June 9, 2009 Mr. WHITEHOUSE.
Thank you, Tim, for that introduction, and my thanks to the Foreign Policy Association for inviting me to be here tonight. It is an honor
(Thank you to Steve Clemons for allowing us reprint the full text with Col. Wilkerson’s and Steve Clemons’ express permission from The Washington Note.) This
Remarks of US Senator Carl Levin at the Foreign Policy Association Thank you, Tim, for that introduction, and my thanks to the Foreign Policy
Reuters is reporting that Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon is going to continue with investigation of the Cheney/Bush Administration officials involved with torture at Guantanamo. Earlier
Secret Torture Memos have been released by the Obama Administration. These memos show the administration did willfully violate U.S. law and international laws and treaties
Mark Danner appeared on Rachel Maddow to discuss the now released report from the International Red Cross Available here Danner’s journalism is top notch. Thanks
Larry Wilkerson appeared on Rachel Maddow with up close insight to the Bush/Cheney administration:
Mark Danner appeared on Washington Journal. Unfortunately I didn’t know until he was about half way through. He’s a solid reporter and knows his beat.
Will Canada arrest George Bush when he visits Calgary today? Canada has laws regarding people suspected of war crimes visiting their country. Stay tuned to
Former White House spokesmodel Ari Fleischer has continued his duty as lying mouthpiece for the Cheney Bush administration’s campaign to launch war on Iraq. Fleischer
The Iraqi journalist who fired away 2 shoe shots at disgraced former president George W Bush has been sentenced to 3 years in Iraqi prison.
The Italian Constitutional Court has ruled that prosecutors violated “state secrecy laws” in building their case against Italian and U.S. agents who are accused of
Seymour Hersh is reporting that the Cheney Bush Administration were operating an “Executive Assassination Ring” under the “Joint Special Operations Command” which reported directly to
From http://www.peaceteam.net From We want you to know that we are gearing up for actions on many critical and substantive issues, health care, mass media
On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Patrick Leahy convened a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the creation of a “Truth and Consequences Commission”
Well blow me down…there are no such things as neoconservatives. That seems to be the invention of those loony leftist commie pinkos….or so Richard Perle
Will we see a change in the policies of the Bush Administration regarding wiretapping U.S. citizens? In this video clip, AG Eric Holder addresses FISA
A staff member for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said today that the deposition hearing scheduled for Monday, Feb. 23, for Karl Rove, the infamous
Even with a pending subpoena and the chance that he could face prosecution for his involvement in the politicization of the Department of Justice, Karl
During the Cheney/Bush Administration we saw many examples of judicial manipulation. From the Department of Justice attorney firings to the commutation of Scooter Libby’s sentence,
While the Obama administration keeps talking about ‘looking forward’ and not ‘looking back’, a vast majority of Americans support investigation, including criminal investigation, for Dick
There is rarely joy to be found in prosecution. This process of holding someone accountable is loaded with frustration from the get go. But without
http://chrissampson.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/Sheriff-Deputy-Brian-Holman-Tells-Clinton-the-story-of-Trina-Bachtel.mkvhttp://chrissampson.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/Fact-Check-on-Clinton-Hospital-Report.mkv This was originally published April 9, 2008 on the blog of former CIA weirdo Larry Johnson before he went all ProRussia, Solovyev brother etc,
The situation it Tibet under Chinese rule persists. Here is a special I produced for KPFT on the issues.
Omar Faruk Tekbilek On the eve of his performance in downtown Houston, Omar Faruk Tekbilek and I had a chance to talk about his art
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Simon Shaheen One of the most recognized masters of the oud, Simon Shaheen visited to support his new CD “Blue Flame” and to preview his
A portion of music interviews Zakir Hussain The great master of tabla, the unparalleled Zakir Hussain in one of 2 interviews I shared with him.