Editor’s Note: Is there a covert war going on against journalists who speak out against the establishment agenda and hackers who attempt to expose it? Aaron Swartz (prosecuted, dead at age 26, pronounced suicide), Bradley Manning (on trial for whistleblowing), Michael Hastings (dead at age 33 in suspicious car wreck), Barrett Brown (arrested for what many consider to be retribution for government leaks, being held without bail and facing federal charges), Edward Snowden (blew the lid off the NSA PRISM Internet spying scandal is on the run seeking asylum abroad)…and the list continues to grow.