Greenwald ready to blow lid on NSA spying worldwide
NSA faces sweeping surveillance review as intelligence chiefs face hostile House
Lawmakers move forward with bill to rein in programs amid signs of a split between White House and intelligence community
U.K. may punish publication of NSA leaks
Via Reuters, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday his government was likely to act to stop newspapers publishing what he called damaging leaks from former U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden unless they began to behave more responsibly.
Greenwald ready to blow lid on NSA spying worldwide
Spain summons U.S. ambassador over spying
Spain summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday to discuss allegations of spying on Spanish citizens that it said could break the climate of trust between the two countries if proved true.
Spain warns US of breakdown in trust after new NSA revelations
White House struggles to contain diplomatic crisis after claim that NSA harvested 60m Spanish calls
Report: White House stopped phone tapping of foreign leaders this summer
The release of further allegations of National Security Agency surveillance efforts caused the Spanish government to summon the U.S. ambassador Monday, and The Wall Street Journal reported that the White House ordered a halt to some eavesdropping on foreign leaders after learning of it this summer.
NSA denies Obama knew of spying on German leader
The National Security Agency Sunday denied German media reports that President Obama was told in 2010 of NSA spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and allowed it to continue.
White House OKd spying on allies, U.S. intelligence officials say
NSA and other U.S. intelligence agency staff members are said to be angry at President Obama for denying knowledge of the spying.
Carney: Obama has ‘full confidence’ in NSA director, staff
Embassy Espionage: The NSA’s Secret Spy Hub in Berlin
White House Will Stop Spying on Allies, Feinstein Says
Sen. Dianne Feinstein also said she expected that the White House would end all spying on leaders of allied countries. The moves follow revelations the U.S. has been spying on world leaders such as Germany’s Angela Merkel.
Hillary Clinton questions Cristina Kirchner’s mental health
Secret cable sent to US embassy in Argentina asks diplomats to find out how president handles stress
Pakistani Victims of CIA Drone Strike Travel to US to Bring Their Story to Americans
Apparent US Drone Strike Kills Two Somalis
Unconfirmed Reports Both Were ‘Rebel Leaders’
Iran says offers ideas to end rift with U.N. nuclear watchdog
Tokyo Sexwale: ANC demands US terrorist list apology
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has demanded an apology after senior official Tokyo Sexwale was held at a US airport because he is on a terrorist watchlist.
Al-Shabaab rebuilds forces in Somalia as African Union campaign stalls
Extreme Islamist group is now ‘an extended hand of al-Qaida’, declares Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Prosecutors want Kenyatta at full ICC trial
The Hague (AFP) – International Criminal Court prosecutors asked judges Monday to reverse a ruling allowing Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to attend only parts of his trial, after a similar decision involving his deputy was overturned last week.
Royal Marines court martial hears Afghan was still alive when shot
Pathologist gives evidence to trial of three marines accused of murdering wounded prisoner in Afghanistan’s Helmand province
Author Max Blumenthal Offers Unfiltered View Into Israel’s Commitment to Ethnic Supremacy
In his new book, Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel, award-winning journalist Max Blumenthal goes deep inside Israeli society, offering a rare and unfiltered lens into the hideous implications of Israel’s commitment to Jewish supremacy.
Perpetual War
How Does the Global War on Terror Ever End?
Naomi Klein: How science is telling us all to revolt
Is our relentless quest for economic growth killing the planet? Climate scientists have seen the data – and they are coming to some incendiary conclusions.
Air strike kills 11 suspected Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Kandahar
ELEVEN suspected Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Ghorak district in Afghanistan’s Nagarhar province on 17 October, Khaama Press reported.
Rebels conduct new chemical weapons attack in Syria near Turkish border – report
America is fighting in Yemen’s civil war
Exclusive: Germany, Brazil Turn to U.N. to Restrain American Spies
Brazil and Germany today joined forces to press for the adoption of a U.N. General Resolution that promotes the right of privacy on the internet, marking the first major international effort to restrain the National Security Agency’s intrusions into the online communications of foreigners, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the push.
Snowden disputes Feinstein claim that NSA spying isn’t ‘surveillance’
Germany summons US ambassador over claim NSA bugged Merkel’s phone
Allegations that US spying has reached highest level of government met with outrage and disappointment in Germany
Merkel says U.S. spying an unacceptable breach of trust
US Won’t Say If They Tapped Merkel’s Phone
White House Will Only Say They Aren’t Doing It Anymore
Obama’s phone call with Angela Merkel sounds like it was horribly awkward
US spying row to dominate EU summit
EU summit debates proposals to enforce European data protection laws on the US in the wake of allegations America bugged Angela Merkel’s mobile
Stars take a stand against NSA snooping
Oliver Stone, John Cusack Warn Against NSA Surveillance
Oliver Stone, John Cusack, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Wil Wheaton are among showbiz figures who are stepping into the debate over the National Security Agency surveillance programs, appearing in a public service announcement that calls for an end to the monitoring.
Mozilla’s Lightbeam tool will expose who is looking over your shoulder on the web
Lawmaker Says Iran Has Halted Enrichment
An influential Iranian lawmaker says his country has halted the production of enriched uranium up to 20 percent, a level that experts say is only a few technical steps from what is needed to produce a nuclear weapon.
Israel Intel Minister: Not pessimistic about Iran deal
Analysis: Saudi move reflects fears U.S. falling for Iranian charm
Does Obama Have the Courage to Pursue Peace with Iran?
Secret memos reveal explicit nature of U.S., Pakistan agreement on drones
Despite repeatedly denouncing the CIA’s drone campaign, top officials in Pakistan’s government have for years secretly endorsed the program and routinely received classified briefings on strikes and casualty counts, according to top-secret CIA documents and Pakistani diplomatic memos obtained by The Washington Post.
Treason and Treachery: CIA Consulted with Pakistani Government in Conducting Drone Strikes – Report
US and Pakistan Locked in a ‘Drone Marriage’
Obama didn’t even mention “drones” when talking to the media after his meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. So is it all Islamabad’s fault? Not really.
Syrian chemical arsenal destruction on schedule, according to the OPCW
The group overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical arsenal is confident its inspectors will meet their November 1 deadline for rendering inoperable the elements that make immediate warfare possible.
Syrian army siege east of capital tightens as food, supplies dwindle
Ten Explosive U.S. Government Secrets about Israel
Absent greater transparency, Americans should assume the worst
Time for the truth about ‘targeted’ killings and US drones’ civilian victims
The Obama administration is like a reckless hit-and-run driver. Congress must not let John Brennan’s CIA get away with murder
Germany helped US with ‘illegal’ drone attacks
Bahrain Just Bought More Tear Gas Canisters Than It Has Citizens
After a year or so of beating everyone at the internet, South Korea has decided to impart a different kind of cultural impact on the rest of the world: supplying instruments of repression to Bahrain, one of the Middle East’s most autocratic nations.
Iranian who survived execution will be spared second hanging, says minister
Justice minister claims Alireza, found alive in morgue and now on life support, survived penalty so will not be ‘re-executed’
Marines ‘murdered man live on camera’: Court martial sees graphic footage of ‘execution’ of injured Taliban fighter
The victim was left twitching and gasping for breath as the British servicemen, apprehensive that they might have been spotted, pretended to give him first aid
No more foreign wars? Yet America is fighting in Yemen’s civil war
On Syria, Obama went to Congress over military action. Bud in Yemen, the US has joined a counter-insurgency without a word
Saudis sever links with U.S. over Syria
U.S. military investing heavily in Africa
Increased U.S. spending, especially at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, reflects Africa’s growing importance to counter-terrorism efforts.
Saudis sever links with U.S. over Syria
Prince rejects UN council seat to show frustration at Obama’s failure to arm rebels
U.S. tries to calm Saudi anger over Syria, Iran
Saudi Arabia ‘failing to address human rights concerns’
Saudi Arabia has failed to act on recommendations by a UN body to improve human rights and instead “ratcheted up” repression, Amnesty International says.
Assad says ‘factors not in place’ for Syria peace talks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview Monday that “factors are not yet in place” for peace talks despite efforts by world powers to convene a meeting next month.
NSA Revelations Monkeywrench Police Surveillance State Schemes
As it turns out, Edward Snowden’s revelations to the world about NSA surveillance of phone calls, email, text messages and any other kind of electronic communications have given more than the agency’s own employees a sad.
US National Security Agency ‘spied on French diplomats’
Mexico calls alleged US spying on former president ‘unacceptable’
Mexico has criticised the United States over new allegations of spying after a German magazine reported that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had hacked Felipe Calderon’s public email account while he was president.
France, Mexico seek answers after ‘shocking’ US spy claims
France and Mexico have angrily demanded prompt explanations from the United States following “shocking” new spying allegations leaked by former US security contractor Edward Snowden.
French President Hollande berates US over spying claims
French President Francois Hollande has expressed “deep disapproval” over claims the US National Security Agency secretly tapped phone calls in France.
NSA Recorded 70 Million French Calls in 30-Day Period
US admits: French surveillance revelations raise ‘legitimate questions’
White House makes frank admission over ‘how our capabilities are deployed’ following call between Obama and Hollande
White House on French NSA complaint: ‘all nations’ spy
NSA spy program reporter promises more bombshells
Glenn Greenwald and the $250 Million “Angel Investor”
Amnesty says US officials should face war crimes charges over drone strikes
Joint report with Human Rights Watch judges attacks in Yemen and Pakistan to have broken international human rights law
Rights Groups to World: Hold U.S. to Account for Possible Drone ‘War Crimes’
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch join forces to indict globe-wide drone killing program as affront to international law and human rights
‘Acting Like Hit-and-Run Driver,’ US Defends Drone Killings
As Pakistan prime minister set to meet with Obama, White House refuses to acknowledge counterproductive nature of program
Accidentally Revealed Document Shows TSA Doesn’t Think Terrorists Are Plotting To Attack Airplanes
Race Is Central to the Fear and Angst of the US Right
The shrinking white base of the Republican party cannot accept the country in which it now lives – so it shut it down
Thousands Of Consumers Get Insurance Cancellation Notices Due To Health Law Changes
The Business of America Is War
Disaster Capitalism on the Battlefield and in the Boardroom
Noam Chomsky, Why It’s “Legal” When the U.S. Does It
The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful
Iran gives Russia copy of US ScanEagle drone as proof of mass production
US spy drone given to prove Iran’s forces have mass produced the drone they claim to have captured a year ago
Gaddafi’s wife demands return of his body
The widow of ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has urged the United Nations and the European Union to help her recover the remains of her husband and their son Mutassim.