Author: Freedom Watch

(Washington, D.C. August 6, 2011) As Americans remember the tragedy of Extortion 17 and the largest loss of life in a single day since the U.S.’s involvement in Afghanistan, Capitol Hill is also doing it’s part in memory of our fallen heroes. At Freedom Watch’s request, Congressman Trent Franks, U.S. Representative for Arizona’s 8th congressional district, and his staff had a flag flown over the Capitol in honor of the second anniversary of the deaths of 30 U.S. servicemen. Congressman Franks is dedicated to this issue and has been encouraging to the families who hope to obtain answers through a…

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(Washington, D.C., August 6, 2013) Today marks the anniversary of the death of 17 SEALs, 5 SEAL support personnel, 5 National Guardsmen, and 3 Air Force members. These fallen eagles were killed in battle in Afghanistan August 6, 2011 when the Taliban shot down their Chinook CH-47 with a rocket propelled grenade. The 30 Americans included: 1) Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 2) Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais, 3) Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 4) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (ExpeditionaryWarfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Kraig…

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(Washington, D.C., August 6, 2013) Last week, Freedom Watch, led by chairman and former prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, Larry Klayman, unveiled in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit that Hillary Rodham Clinton is the likely leaker of classified state secrets to Washington New York Times chief correspondent David Sanger. There are unprecedented revelations, printed in the Times, that reveal the nation’s cyber-warfare sources and methods against Iran’s nuclear reactors and Israeli war plans among other classified leaks of sensitive information that severely harmed U.S.-Israeli national security. These leaks were perpetrated in the lead-up to the 2012 elections,…

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(Washington, D.C., July 6, 2013). Today, Larry Klayman, an international lawyer, former federal prosecutor, the founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch and a former U.S. Senate candidate himself from Florida called on Senator John McCain to leave the U.S. Senate before he makes an even greater fool of himself and harms the nation even more. Giving the Senator credit for his service and sacrifice in Vietnam, and on occasion as a politician, Klayman stressed how in recent years McCain has exhibited an extreme dose of irrationality, bordering on senility. His latest bout with senility was exhibited today when he…

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(Washington, D.C., June 27, 2013). Today, four families of Navy SEAL Team VI and special ops forces brought suit in federal court in Washington, D.C. (Case No. 13-cv-974) over the death of their sons, whose helicopter was shot down by Taliban jihadists on August 6, 2011, in Afghanistan. Among those who died in the crash were 16 Navy SEALs and 8 special ops servicemen, including the sons of Charles Strange, Doug and Shaune Hamburger, and Sidh Douangdara. As alleged in the complaint, the disclosures of classified information by Vice President Biden and then newly sworn-in Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta…

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CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS TO PROCEED (Washington, D.C., June 18, 2013). Larry Klayman, the founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, and a former government prosecutor in the Justice Department, issued the following statement in the wake of House hearings today over the Obama-NSA scandal. “The testimony of government officials was not revealing. While claiming many successes in thwarting terrorist attacks, they failed to show that crucial intelligence could not have been obtained by less intrusive measures. We will thus proceed with our two class action lawsuits to stop this unprecedented violation of the constitutional rights of over 300 million Americans.…

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If Federal Judiciary Does Not Hear the People’s Grievances Nation Is Back to 1776 (Washington, D.C., June 17, 2013). Larry Klayman, a former Justice Department prosecutor and founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, today issued the following statement in the wake of having filed last week two class action lawsuits seeking redress for the widespread violation of constitutional rights to privacy, freedom of association, to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures and due process in the newest Obama scandal known as “NSA-gate.” See www.freedomwatchusa.org. “Now that the proverbial ‘cat is fully out of the bag’ concerning the NSA’s…

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Klayman Sues Obama, Holder, NSA and 12 More Complicit “PRISM” Companies (June 12, 2013, Washington, D.C.). Having already filed a 3 billion dollar class action with regard to the alleged government privacy abuse by the Obama administration and Verizon, Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch, and a former Justice Department prosecutor, filed a new $20 billion dollar companion class action suit in DC federal court today. Like the prior class action suit concerning Verizon, this new case names President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, the heads of the NSA and the 12 other companies who have…

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Senator Rand Paul Expresses Support for Klayman’s Class Action Lawsuit (Washington, D.C., June 10, 2013). Larry Klayman, the founder of Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch and a former Justice Department prosecutor, today announced that he has expanded his lawsuit against President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, the heads of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Verizon, the entities themselves, and the federal judge, Roger Vinson, who signed the warrant allowing for the alleged illegal violation of the constitutional rights of well over a hundred million subscribers and users, to be a class action lawsuit. The complaint, which can…

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