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Whopper to Congress Clinches Worst Open Government Performance of 2013
Prize Named for Nixon’s Secretary Cites U.S. Surveillance Establishment for Outrageous Secrecy
Tag: James Clapper
Syria: The Obama administration confirms Israeli intel as the source
1 September 2013 — Voltaire Network
The US Defence Minister Chuck Hagel, the Secretary of State John Kerry, the National Security counsellor Susan Rice and the National Intelligence director James Clapper, held a closed meeting regarding Syria with leaders of Congress, on Thursday August 2013.
Obama Appoints Fox to Investigate Spying In the Henhouse
13 August 2013 — WashingtonsBlog
Spymaster Clapper to Lead Investigation into Spying
When Obama announced last Friday that he’d reform NSA spying, we documented that it wasn’t wise to trust him.
Video: Has the Gov’t Lied on Snooping? Let’s Go to the Videotape
31 July 2013 — Pro Publica
Since Edward Snowden leaked documents detailing the NSA’s sweeping surveillance programs, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was forced to admit that part of his congressional testimony was “erroneous.” Here are six claims about NSA surveillance that have been undermined by recent disclosures.
New Documents Shed Light on NSA’s Dragnet Surveillance
1 July 2013 — Anti-Fascist Calling…
With the Obama administration in full damage control mode over revelations of blanket surveillance of global electronic communications, new documents published by The Guardian, including the draft of a 2009 report by the NSA’s Inspector General marked Top Secret and a Secret 2007 Justice Department memo prepared for then US Attorney General Michael Mukasey, show that “a federal judge sitting on the secret surveillance panel called the Fisa court would approve a bulk collection order for internet metadata ‘every 90 days’.”
Video: Ecuador Defies US Threats To Deny NSA Whistleblower Refuge
1 July 2013 — The Real News Network
Michael Ratner: As Ecuador stands up to US pressure over Snowden, leaked documents continue to shed light into US surveillance state (inc. transcript)
New Snowden leak: US bugged dozens of foreign embassies
1 July 2013 — RT
The US has been spying on dozens of foreign embassies and missions belonging to its rivals and allies in America to keep tabs on disagreements between them, new documents leaked by Edward Snowden revealed.
Behind the Curtain of America’s Security State By William Boardman
30 June 2013 — Global Research
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR: “Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?”
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper: “No, sir.”
Greenwald on ‘coming’ leak: NSA can obtain one billion cell phone calls a day, store them and listen
30 June 2013 — RT
The NSA has a “brand new” technology that enables one billion cell phone calls a day to be redirected into its data hoards and stored, according to the Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald, who said that a new leak of Snowden’s documents was ‘coming soon.’
New NSA leaks show email surveillance under Obama
27 June 2013 — RT
The Obama administration permitted the National Security Agency to continue collecting vast amounts of records detailing the email and Internet usage of Americans for more than two years, new documents reveal.
Inventor of World Wide Web accuses West of hypocrisy
27 June 2013 — RT
Sir Tim Berners-Lee has lashed out at Western governments, calling them hypocritical for spying on the internet while reproaching other oppressive nations for doing the same; adding that the revelations may change the way people use computers.
Snowden sought Booz Allen job to gather evidence on NSA surveillance By Lana Lam
24 June 2013 — South China Morning Post
Fugitive whistle-blower reveals for first time he took job at US government contractor with the sole aim of collecting proof of spying activities
Google Handed Over Emails of Wikileaks Volunteers to U.S. Government By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
23 June 2013 — Mashable
After receiving secret court orders, Google handed over data from the Gmail accounts of two former Wikileaks volunteers to the U.S. government. The orders, revealed on Friday by the two targets, are a snapshot of the rumored federal grand jury investigation into Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange.
Under Electronic Surveillance of US Special Services By Nil NIKANDROV
24 June 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation
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 and was terrified by the things he found out. So the man is on his way looking for a safe shelter to continue the revelations…
Is the Government Spying On You Through Your Own Computer’s Webcam Or Microphone?
24 JUne 2013 — Washington’s Blog
Government – Or Private Individuals – May Be Watching and Listening
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.
Video: Where is Edward Snowden? Glenn Greenwald on Asylum Request, Espionage Charge; More Leaks to Come
24 June 2013 — Democracy Now!
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. (inc. transcript)
Glenn Greenwald Tells Comcast and DOJ Lackey David Gregory to Shove It By Mark Karlin
24 June 2013 — Buzzflash at Truthout
Glenn GreenwaldIf 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.
Gregory represents the pablum punditry with a status quo bias. His weekly panel of DC insiders passes for serious discussion of public policy without ever piercing the veil of what’s behind the curtain in the capital.
NSA Spying: So They Are Listening In, After All By Tom Burghardt
24 June 2013 — Anti-fascist Calling…
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.
Washington v. Edward Snowden: The “Russia -China Connection” By Stephen Lendman
24 June 2013 — Global Research
Events are fast-moving. On June 23, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s (HKSAR) press release said:
“Mr Edward Snowden left Hong Kong today (June 23) on his own accord for a third country through a lawful and normal channel.”
US: One Step Removed From Full-Blown Fascism By Rob Urie
24 June 2013 — Greanville Press
The conspicuously nonsensical efforts by President Barack Obama and NSA spy chief Alexander to assure Americans massive corporate-government spy operations had prevented terrorist attacks were supported by only a few easily disproved lies. More broadly, 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.
The New Dark Age 