National Security State
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Under Electronic Surveillance of US Special Services By Nil NIKANDROV
The CIA and the NSA (the US National Security Agency) whistleblower Edward Snowden (who temporarily had found refuge in Hong Kong and now [is someplace else]) has demonstrated once more the global reach of US electronic surveillance which, no doubt, is a kind of criminal activity. He looked really deep into what the NSA does… Continue reading
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Is the Government Spying On You Through Your Own Computer’s Webcam Or Microphone?
We documented earlier today that – if you are near your smart phone – the NSA or private parties could remotely activate your microphone and camera and spy on you. Continue reading
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Video: Where is Edward Snowden? Glenn Greenwald on Asylum Request, Espionage Charge; More Leaks to Come
The international mystery surrounding National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has deepened after the former U.S. intelligence contractor failed to board a flight as expected from Moscow to Havana today. Continue reading
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Boston Bombings: Was Tamerlan Tsarnaev a Double Agent Recruited by the FBI? By Prof Peter Dale Scott
Amid the swirl of mysteries surrounding the alleged Boston bombers, one fact, barely touched upon in the mainstream U.S. media, stands out: There is a strong possibility that Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older of the two brothers, was a double agent, perhaps recruited by the FBI. Continue reading
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Glenn Greenwald Tells Comcast and DOJ Lackey David Gregory to Shove It By Mark Karlin
If you haven’t heard about the shellacking Glenn Greenwald gave David Gregory on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, June 23, here’s a little background. Continue reading
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NSA Spying: So They Are Listening In, After All By Tom Burghardt
Despite a stream of mendacious twaddle from President Obama, congressional grifters and spook agency mouthpieces like Office of the Director of National Intelligence head James Clapper, FBI Director Robert Mueller and NSA chief General Keith Alexander, it turns out our guardians are listening in to America’s, and most of the world’s, telephone conversations after all. Continue reading
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Washington v. Edward Snowden: The “Russia -China Connection” By Stephen Lendman
Snowden’s targeted for doing the right thing. He exposed US wrongdoing. He did so responsibly, legally, and at great risk. He sacrificed financial security and potential freedom. He deserves praise, not prosecution Continue reading
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US: One Step Removed From Full-Blown Fascism By Rob Urie
The history of recent decades has government spy agencies hiring ‘private’ companies to carry out the activities they are legally prohibited from carrying out. This makes government assertions regarding spying on citizens a game of three-card monte—the testimony of government officials is calculated to be irrelevant to actual activities. Continue reading
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Our man in Quito By Pepe Escobar
It takes a former CIA asset to beat US “intelligence” – more like intel deprivation. The story of Edward Snowden’s escape from Hong Kong is textbook. This correspondent, at dim sum on Sunday, was alerted by a source; “Get ready for something big; he’s leaving soon.” That was about 12:30 pm Hong Kong time. In… Continue reading
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The SINGLE Most Important Step to Protect Yourself from Government Spying
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and the leading electronic privacy group – the Electronic Frontier Foundation – say that encryption helps to protect privacy. On the other hand, Tech Dirt points out that the NSA might consider you suspicious if you encrypt information, and so hold onto your data until they can decrypt it. Continue reading
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Democratic rights are at stake in fight to defend Edward Snowden By Barry Grey
There is something profoundly unsettling about seeing a young person fleeing a vindictive government for having exposed a massive political conspiracy against the democratic rights of the American people and the people of the world. Continue reading
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America Is Running the World’s Largest Terrorist Operation
The U.S. is not only killing people whose identity it doesn’t even know, but it is also killing children. And it is using the justifiably-vilified Al Qaeda tactic of killing people attending funerals of those killed – and targeting people attempting to rescue people who have been injured by – our previous strikes. Continue reading
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The CIA in Australia: The UKUSA Agreement between the US, the UK and Australia
On 11 November 1975 we saw the culmination of the most blatant act of external interference in Australia’s internal affairs and its autonomy as a nation and democracy. The dismissal of the Whitlam Government was orchestrated by a combination of forces inside and outside Australia—namely the United States of America. Continue reading
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Video: ‘Snowden exposes criminals, criminals are going for him now’
Information that NSA leaker Edward Snowden is exposing can lead to trials against those involved in war crimes in Afghanistan or Iraq or in money laundering and that is why “the West is so afraid,” investigative journalist Tony Gosling told RT. Continue reading
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Video: 'Russia safe for Snowden for now as it will not be pressured'
Russia is “a very safe place” for the NSA leaker Edward Snowden as it will not be pressured by the US, former MI5 agent Annie Machon told RT as the whistleblower arrived in Moscow reportedly en route to a third country. Continue reading
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“Intelligence,” Corporatism, and the Dance of Death By Arthur Silber
You may at first think the following is a bad joke, but I assure you it is not a joke at all. At the very end of this NYT story about Booz Allen and the complex interconnections between nominally “private” business and the national intelligence community, we read: But the legal warnings at the end… Continue reading
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Follow the Money: The Secret Heart of the Secret State By Chris Floyd
In a series of powerful, insightful essays, Silber has, among other things, laid bare the dangers of the oddly circumscribed ‘gatekeeper’ approach of the journalistic guardians (at, ironically, the Guardian) of Snowden’s secrets, particularly their slow drip-feed of carefully self-censored tidbits from the famous Powerpoint presentation that Snowden secreted from the bowels of the United… Continue reading
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Video: NSA leaker Snowden arrives in Moscow en route to ‘third country’ with WikiLeaks help
The plane carrying whistleblower Edward Snowden has landed at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. The former CIA contractor, who left Hong Kong in a bid to elude US extradition on espionage charges, is on his way to a ‘third country’ via Russia. Continue reading
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The Stunning Hypocrisy of the U.S. Government
At a press conference to discuss the accusations, an N.S.A. spokesman surprised observers by announcing the spying charges against Mr. Snowden with a totally straight face. “These charges send a clear message,” the spokesman said. “In the United States, you can’t spy on people.” Continue reading
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Britain’s Surveillance State: The Secret Ops of the “Government Communications Headquarters” (GCHQ) By Colin Todhunter
For many people, personal privacy vs widespread surveillance has been a major issue for decades. However, some thought it might have been happening but chose to downplay it. Others didn’t want to know and just didn’t care. Edward Snowden’s recent revelations indicate it is happening and that we should all care. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 