UK Accuses Greenwald’s Partner of ‘Terrorism’
November 4, 2013
The UK government is charging Glenn Greenwald’s partner David Miranda with “terrorism” and “espionage” for trying to carry documents leaked by Edward Snowden through a London airport in August. Reuters: “Intelligence indicates that Miranda is likely to be involved in espionage activity which has the potential to act against the interests of UK national security,” according […]
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Google’s Eric Schmidt: NSA Spying ‘Outrageous’
November 4, 2013
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt on the latest news reported by the Washington Post that the NSA has been going behind the back of Google and Yahoo and infiltrating their data centers around the world. The first few questions in the video below address the issue. A rough transcript, with […]
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Clarifying Snowden’s ‘Freedom’
November 3, 2013
A common angle from the mainstream U.S. media is that NSA leaker Edward Snowden will regret his asylum in Russia (rather than life in prison in the U.S.). A quote from ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern was used in support of that theme, but he has asked the New York Times to clarify it. I was […]
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Ron Paul: How Americans Rejected War
November 3, 2013
Ron Paul explains how Americans stopped Obama from attacking Syria. Thanks to the Mises Institute for this video.
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In 2013, You Paid $574 to the NSA
October 31, 2013
Imagine being beaten to a pulp by a mafia hit-man. Your nose is broken and dribbling blood, your left eye is swollen shut, you may have broken ribs. Somehow, you manage to stand up. Just then, the hit-man produces an invoice for his services to the tune of $574. The only thing worse than being […]
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Amnesty Int’l: Obama’s Partial Halt of Egypt Military Aid Not Good Enough
October 31, 2013
President Obama’s October 9th decision to suspend millions of dollars in U.S. military aid to Egypt came after two years of intense public pressure following Mubarak’s ouster. In all likelihood, however, it is probably a temporary scheme to avoid further public allegations that Obama supports the dictatorial coup regime in Egypt. But it may have […]
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Don’t Believe the NSA: What They’re Doing Is Illegal
October 30, 2013
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and NSA chief Gen. Keith Alexander made their umpteenth appearance in front of Congress yesterday to do damage control in the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s leaks. As always, they insisted NSA surveillance programs are lawful and subject to oversight by Congress and the courts. A day after that familiar […]
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Lindsey Graham’s Approval Rating Drops Among Conservative Voters
October 30, 2013
POLITICO gives us a good news bad news report (at least from my perspective) on Lindsey Graham. The article cites two new polls that show support for Graham in his home state of South Carolina is dropping overall. That’s the good news. The bad news is that his political challengers still have very little chance […]
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Despite Iranian Concessions, War Hawks Spread Fear of Deceptive Quest for Nukes
October 30, 2013
It’s been really hard for Iran hawks these days. With a reformist Iranian president initiating unprecedented diplomacy with the U.S. and offering major concessions on its nuclear program, the best they’ve been able to come up with is that it’s all a sham. Rouhani is “a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
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Glenn Greenwald on Dick Cheney’s Edward Snowden Hate
October 30, 2013
Glenn Greenwald went on CNN last night to respond to Dick Cheney’s accusation of Edward Snowden as a traitor and to yesterday’s testimony from Clapper and Keith Alexander on NSA spying.
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