Story related to Edward Snowden’s leaks about NSA spying. BACKGROUND: (from Wikipedia) BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.[2] The grouping was originally known as “BRIC” before the inclusion of South Africa in 2010. With the possible exception of Russia,[3] the BRICS […]
My last email was about spying on citizens by the National Security Agency (NSA) in the U.S., information leaked by Edward Snowden. (The POwer of Fun. Fun in the streets.) It’s a serious issue – privacy of personal information. Hear what Phil Zimmermann has to say – – very worthwhile interview (20 minutes): You have even […]
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16294-snowden-s-father-lawyer-challenge-obama-s-claims By Jack Kenny Edward J. Snowden’s father Lon (shown INSERT: go to the URL) and the Snowden family lawyer said Sunday that they will soon be going to Moscow to see the fugitive whistleblower and his Russian attorney. Lon Snowden also said he would urge his son to come home and face trial if […]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/10/julian-assange-obama_n_3736933.html By Paige Lavender WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange weighed in on President Barack Obama’s proposed surveillance reforms Saturday, calling the new measures “a victory of sorts for Edward Snowden.” “As Snowden has stated, his biggest concern was if he blew the whistle and change did not occur,” Assange said in a statement. “Well […]
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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/14/g8-tax-evasion-stephen-harper_n_3437802.html The amount of money hidden from Canada’s tax collector has reached a record $170 billion, by one estimate, but critics of the Harper government say the prime minister is doing nothing about tax evasion — and is even blocking international efforts at combating the problem. Offshore tax havens will be one of the major […]
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The pestilence of corporate totalitarianism is spreading rapidly over the earth. This interview is a joint project of Truthdig and The Nation magazine. A tiny tip of the vast subterranean network of governmental and intelligence agencies from around the world dedicated to destroying WikiLeaks and arresting its founder, Julian Assange, appears outside the red-brick […]
This is shocking. Democracy Now (Amy Goodman) provides good coverage. For those too young to know, the first link contains the background and “Assata Shakur in her own words“. http://www.democracynow.org/embed/story/2013/5/3/assata_shakur_in_her_own_words The second link is the continuation of the discussion with Shakur’s lawyer and Angela Davis. http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/3/angela_davis_and_assata_shakurs_lawyer The FBI has added the former […]