Why Is Everyone Okay With The US Govt Spying On ‘Foreigners?’
Snowden revelations on NSA strain US-China relations, says Beijing
State-run China Daily points to countries’ ‘soured relationship’ on cybersecurity and suggests huge surveillance net is unjustified
Just Curious … Why Is Everyone Totally Okay With The Government Spying On ‘Foreigners?’
Edward Snowden vows not to ‘hide from justice’ amid new hacking claims
NSA whistleblower says he is not in Hong Kong to ‘hide from justice’ and alleges US hacked hundreds of targets in China
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says U.S. government has been hacking Chinese universities, businesses and politicians for FOUR YEARS as he finally breaks cover
Edward Snowden, the former CIA analyst behind the NSA leaks, has claimed that the U.S. government has been hacking Hong Kong and Chinese networks for at least four years.
NSA leaker Edward Snowden: U.S. targets China with hackers
Edward Snowden, the self-confessed leaker of secret surveillance documents, claimed Wednesday that the United States has mounted massive hacking operations against hundreds of Chinese targets since 2009.
Guantánamo doctors must refuse to force-feed hunger strikers – physicians
Senior professors at Boston University use piece in influential journal to label prison camp ‘a medical ethics free zone’
Erdogan’s chilling warning: ‘these protests will be over in 24 hours’
‘We have not responded to punches with punches. From now on security forces will respond differently,’ Turkish PM says
Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif declares end to secret approval of U.S. drone strikes
In office for less than a week, Pakistan’s new prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, vented his anger Monday at two recent U.S. drone strikes, all but accusing his country’s overbearing military of lying to Pakistanis about its cooperation with the CIA to eliminate terrorism suspects in northwest tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.
Putin Warns Against Syria Intervention
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that foreign intervention in the Syrian civil war is unacceptable because it would result in a new source of terror in the region.
Reports of ‘massacre’ in eastern Syria
British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 60 Shia Muslims killed by rebels near Deir al-Zour.
Greece’s Only Public TV Station Shuttered Spawning Widespread Anger
‘The Greek people are just about to lose their voice’
2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount
The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti’s southern coast.
Major Loss to Organic Farmers as Court Rules in Favor of Monsanto
Court throws out “pre-emptive strike” suit opting to trust promises of “world’s most famous patent bully”
Meet the contractors analyzing your private data
Private companies are getting rich probing your personal information for the government. Call it Digital Blackwater
Could Bradley Manning help Edward Snowden win political asylum?
Ron Paul: ‘Thankful’ for Edward Snowden
Former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas praised NSA leaker Edward Snowden for his part in exposing how much information the government has been collecting from private citizens.
Feds prepping charges against Edward Snowden: Sources
Admits leaking documents revealing top secret U.S. surveillance programs; flees to Hong Kong, where he’s dropped from sight
Historic Challenge to Support the Moral Actions of Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden: Russia offers to consider asylum request
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says any appeal for asylum from whistleblower who fled US will be looked at ‘according to facts’
Whistleblower Edward Snowden talks to South China Morning Post
Ex-CIA contractor speaks to reporter from secret location in Hong Kong, revealing fresh details of US surveillance, pressure on Hong Kong, snooping and cyber attacks on China.
What Is The U.S. Government’s Agenda?
It has been public information for a decade that the US government secretly, illegally, and unconstitutionally spies on its citizens. Congress and the federal courts have done nothing about this extreme violation of the US Constitution and statutory law, and the insouciant US public seems unperturbed.
NSA surveillance: anger mounts in Congress at ‘spying on Americans’
After a closed-door briefing of the House of Representatives, lawmakers call for a review of the Patriot Act
House Speaker John Boehner: NSA Leaker a ‘Traitor’
Hundreds Rally to Declare “I Stand with Snowden”
Mass demonstration in New York City seeks to elevate 4th Amendment cause of NSA whistleblower
US: No plans to end broad surveillance program
The Obama administration considered whether to charge a government contractor with leaking classified surveillance secrets while it defended the broad U.S. spy program that it says keeps America safe from terrorists.
Journalist in US surveillance case: More to come
The journalist who exposed classified U.S. surveillance programs leaked by an American defense contractor said Tuesday that there will be more ‘significant revelations’ to come from the documents.
Majority Views NSA Phone Tracking as Acceptable Anti-terror Tactic
Public Says Investigate Terrorism, Even If It Intrudes on Privacy
Poll: Americans oppose intervention in Syria
NSA director: Programs disrupted dozens of attacks
The director of the National Security Agency said Wednesday that once-secret surveillance programs disrupted dozens of terrorist attacks, explicitly describing for Congress how the programs worked in collecting Americans’ phone records and tapping into their Internet activity.
Is Edward Snowden’s story unravelling? Why the Guardian’s scoop is looking a bit dodgy
The Judicial Lynching of Bradley Manning
‘No shot, no ticket’: Ethiopians decry Israeli birth control policies
Ethiopian women have told RT that Israeli medics forced them to take the controversial Depo-Provera birth control vaccination without explaining the severe side effects of the drug, which can leave a woman unable to become pregnant for up to two years.
The Judicial Lynching of Bradley Manning
The military trial of Bradley Manning is a judicial lynching. The government has effectively muzzled the defense team. The Army private first class is not permitted to argue that he had a moral and legal obligation under international law to make public the war crimes he uncovered.
Audit by Venezuela Electoral Council confirms presidential win for Chavez heir Nicolas Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela– Venezuela’s Electoral Council has completed an audit of results from April’s bitterly contested presidential election, and as expected it confirmed Nicolas Maduro’s 1.5 percentage-point victory.
Zero Errors Found in Presidential Election Audit
Rewriting History: Iraq and the BBC Glove Puppets
I watched the first part of the BBC’s ‘History of the Iraq War’ series, and I have no intention of watching any more, because it won’t do my blood pressure any good.
Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman
Web-based programs like Google’s Gmail will force people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that will cost more and more over time, according to the free software campaigner
Internet’s big names in battle to salvage reputations after NSA revelations
Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube and Apple have been floundering for a response
US lawmakers call for review of Patriot Act after NSA surveillance revelations
White House insists it welcomes ‘appropriate debate’ after Republican leadership questions implementation of security act
World leaders seek answers on US collection of communication data
Data protection chiefs and analysts in EU, Pakistan, South Africa and Canada express concerns at revelations in leaks
US surveillance has ‘expanded’ under Obama, says Bush’s NSA director
Obama pressured over NSA snooping as US senator denounces ‘act of treason’
Information chiefs worldwide sound alarm while US senator Dianne Feinstein orders congressional review of NSA program
Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations
The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA’s history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows
Obama Should Have Given Americans a Choice
Snooping Concerns Emerge Over Congressional Blackberries Serviced By Verizon
Congress is concerned that the NSA’s actions may have also captured phone calls of lawmakers and their staffers. It should be noted that Verizon is one of the main service providers to government issued Blackberries members and their staff use to communicate with one another.
All The Infrastructure A Tyrant Would Need, Courtesy Of Bush And Obama
Contractor who leaked NSA files drops out of sight, faces legal battle
A contractor at the National Security Agency who leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance programs dropped out of sight in Hong Kong on Monday ahead of a likely push by the U.S. government to have him sent back to the United States to face charges.
Historic Challenge to Support the Moral Actions of Edward Snowden
In Washington, where the state of war and the surveillance state are one and the same, top officials have begun to call for Edward Snowden’s head. His moral action of whistleblowing — a clarion call for democracy — now awaits our responses.
US in damage control mode after Edward Snowden’s explosive NSA leaks
White House refers Snowden’s case to Justice Department while Republicans in Congress call for whistleblower’s extradition
Edward Snowden: Saving Us from the United Stasi of America
Snowden’s whistleblowing gives us a chance to roll back what is tantamount to an ‘executive coup’ against the US constitution.
Edward Snowden: Profile in Courage
Edward Snowden may go down in history as one of this nation’s most important whistleblowers. He is certainly one of the bravest. The 29-year-old former technical assistant to the CIA and employee of a defense intelligence contractor has admitted to disclosing top secret documents about the National Security Agency’s massive violation of the privacy of law-abiding citizens.
Alleged US security officials said NSA leaker, journalist should be ‘disappeared’ – report
Report: Iran, Jordan, Pakistan and Egypt most subject to US surveillance
US agency collected second-highest amount of digital data from Pakistan
Pakistan is the second-highest country on the list of nations spied on by the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA), an exclusive report in The Guardian revealed.
What’s Really on Trial in George Zimmerman’s Case?
Bombs and battles hit northern Iraq, more than 70 dead
Insurgents attacked cities across Iraq on Monday with car bombs, suicide blasts and gun battles that killed more than 70 people in unrest that has deepened fears of a return to civil war.
Edward Snowden: NSA surveillance whistleblower
Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations
The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA’s history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows
NSA contractor Edward Snowden braces for backlash after turning whistleblower on US data-mining operation
‘I am not afraid,’ says high-school dropout Edward Snowden, as he reveals his identity from a Hong Kong hotel room
Bush-Era Spying ‘Made Legal’ Under Obama
Security officials defend legality of government’s top-secret surveillance system
Obama Should Have Given Americans a Choice
President Obama defended the government’s massive surveillance programs Friday, saying they “help us prevent terrorist attacks.”
Boundless Informant: the NSA’s secret tool to track global surveillance data
Revealed: The NSA’s powerful tool for cataloguing data – including figures on US collection
PRISM: What’s behind this NSA surveillance tool lurking about your Facebook page?
The PRISM program has been sucking up what most people would think of as personal information on Google, Facebook, Skype, and other Internet providers. What’s up with the NSA’s secret surveillance effort?
Obama Orders US to Draw up Overseas Target List for Cyber-Attacks
Exclusive: Top-secret directive steps up offensive cyber capabilities to ‘advance US objectives around the world’
Boundless Informant: the NSA’s secret tool to track global surveillance data
Revealed: The NSA’s powerful tool for cataloguing data – including figures on US collection
Tech Companies Concede to Surveillance Program
When government officials came to Silicon Valley to demand easier ways for the world’s largest Internet companies to turn over user data as part of a secret surveillance program, the companies bristled. In the end, though, many cooperated at least a bit.
Obama Administration Declassifies Details On “PRISM,” Blasts “Reckless” Media And Leakers
Facing a firestorm from liberals and conservatives over controversial counterterrorism surveillance programs, the Obama administration moved Saturday to declassify some details about a program to monitor foreign Internet traffic.
Michael Savage: ACLU turns on Obama
Liberal ally warns of ‘grave threat to democratic freedoms’
Assange: US rule of law suffering ‘calamitous collapse’
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday that the US justice system was suffering from a “calamitous collapse in the rule of law”, as Washington reeled from the sensational exposure of vast spy agency surveillance programmes.
Leno: ‘We Wanted a President That Listens to All Americans – Now We Have One’
U.S. surveillance revelations deepen European fears
Government likely to open criminal probe into NSA leaks: officials
President Barack Obama’s administration is likely to open a criminal investigation into the leaking of highly classified documents that revealed the secret surveillance of Americans’ telephone and email traffic, U.S. officials said on Friday.
UK says eavesdropping is legal, defends U.S. spy links
Britain said eavesdropping by its GCHQ security agency was legal and no threat to privacy but would not confirm or deny reports it received data from a secret U.S. intelligence program.
Pakistan Lodges Formal Protest Following Latest Drone Strike
Government calls for an “immediate end” to the strikes after reports that nine more individuals were killed in Friday
Ricin Suspect Was Tracked Via Mail Scanners
Feds: Postal Service photographs every piece of mail it
How Grassroots Advocates Beat the Biotech and Food Lobbies
This week, Connecticut won the honor of becoming the first state to pass a law requiring genetically engineered foods to be labeled.
Rising Red tide: China encircles U.S. by sailing warships in American waters, arming neighbors
China has been quietly taking steps to encircle the United States by arming western hemisphere states, seeking closer military, economic, and diplomatic ties to U.S. neighbors, and sailing warships into U.S. maritime zones.
Swiss lawyers blast secretive US bank deal
A secretive deal between Bern and Washington over Swiss banks’ alleged complicity in tax evasion by Americans is “deeply worrying,” according to the new head of the Swiss Bar Association.
Karzai demands return of all Afghans held prisoner by the UK in Helmand
President wants inmates transferred to Afghan justice system, though two-week deadline is legally impossible for UK to meet
Rethinking American Exceptionalism
“American exceptionalism” is perhaps the most misunderstood phrase in politics. If, like the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, we define “exceptionalism” as “the condition of being different from the norm”–then it’s certainly true that America is exceptional. But we rarely stop to ask: Should we always want to be exceptional?
‘Idiot’ Bilderberg conspiracy theorist Alex Jones disrupts BBC politics show
Bilderberg conspiracy theorist Alex Jones flew into an uncontrollable tirade live on the BBC’s flagship politics programme after host Andrew Neil described him as an “idiot”.
Alex Jones Storms BBC, Confronts Bilderberg Member
Saudi prince sues Forbes over his rank on billionaires list
The magazine pegged his net worth at $20 billion. The prince claims it is closer to $30 billion. The difference? About $9.6 billion, the Guardian reported.