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Detention of Glenn Greenwald’s partner approved at highest levels of US and UK governments By Thomas Gaist and Joseph Kishore
The detention of Miranda was a blatant act of political intimidation directed at all those who seek to reveal crimes and conspiracies against democratic rights carried out by the British and US governments, including former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Continue reading
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America’s assault on a free press moves into high gear: Detention of Greenwald Partner in London Clearly Came on US Orders By Dave Lindorff
It is becoming perfectly clear that the outrageous detention of American journalist Glenn Greenwald’s Brazilian partner David Miranda by British police during a flight transfer at London’s Heathrow Airport was, behind the scenes, the work of US intelligence authorities. Continue reading
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Greenwald partner sues Home Office as UK defends ‘Miranda op
The UK Home Office says it has “to protect the public”, but Miranda has accused Britain of a “total abuse of power” and has said he will take legal action against the Home Office. The Guardian is “supportive” of his action. Continue reading
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Detaining My Partner: A Failed Attempt At Intimidation By Glenn Greenwald
At 6:30 am this morning my time – 5:30 am on the East Coast of the US – I received a telephone call from someone who identified himself as a “security official at Heathrow airport.” He told me that my partner, David Miranda, had been “detained” at the London airport “under Schedule 7 of the… Continue reading
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Glenn Greenwald’s partner detained at Heathrow airport for nine hours
David Miranda, who lives with Glenn Greenwald, was returning from a trip to Berlin when he was stopped by officers at 8.05am and informed that he was to be questioned under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The controversial law, which applies only at airports, ports and border areas, allows officers to stop, search,… Continue reading
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U.S. Maintains Aid for Contractors in Egypt, Despite Massacre By Pratap Chatterjee
Six weeks ago, the Egyptian army toppled the elected government of Mohammed Morsi in a coup, which automatically disqualifies the country for aid under U.S. law. But U.S. president Barack Obama has diplomatically chosen to do nothing despite the fact that today’s crackdown on protestors from the Muslim Brotherhood marks the third time that the… Continue reading
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Manning, Snowden and Assange By NOZOMI HAYASE
Computer scientist Nadia Heninger argued that leaking information is now becoming the “civil disobedience of our age”. The late historian and activist Howard Zinn described the act of civil disobedience as “the deliberate, discriminate, violation of law for a vital social purpose”. He advocated it saying that such an act “becomes not only justifiable but… Continue reading
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Take Action Now: Tell Obama to Close Guantánamo
Against the government’s objections, we have been granted a hearing for our client Djamel Ameziane. Djamel has been detained at Guantánamo without charge for over 11 years, despite being cleared for release by both the Bush and Obama administrations. Continue reading
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Boston’s Custom Designed Terror: “Operation Urban Shield” By James F. Tracy
On June 6, 2013 “Operation Urban Shield Boston” published videos via its YouTube Channel highlighting the so-named 2011 and 2012 law enforcement and emergency response drills that bore a remarkable resemblance to the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing allegedly carried out by Tamarlan and Dzokhar Tsarnaev. Continue reading
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Saudi prince defects: 'Brutality, oppression as govt scared of Arab revolts'
Saudi Prince Khaled Bin Farhan Al-Saud, who spoke to RT from Dusseldorf, Germany, confirmed reports of increased prosecution of anti-government activists and said that it’s exactly what forced him to defect from his family. He accused the monarchy of corruption and silencing all voices of dissent and explained how the Saudi mechanism for suppression functioned.… Continue reading
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FBI suspected of cyber-attack on anonymous web-hosting and email services By Mark Blackwood
On August 5 malicious software (malware) in the form of a Java Script (JS) attack code was discovered embedded in multiple websites hosted by the anonymous hosting company Freedom Hosting (FH), the largest hosting company on the anonymous Tor network. Initial research into the malware by experts suggests that it originated from and returned private… Continue reading
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Site under attack, but all is well…
13 August 2013 Update: It seems the site has been under a sustained ‘Denial of Service’ or DDoS attack since Saturday. My excellent ISP (who have hosted my site for over 10 years) have installed a raft of security measures over and above the usual array, so hopefully this will do the trick. But because Continue reading
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Glenn Greenwald Promises New Disclosures By Irina Lebedeva
Just what has got American politicians so worried about Moscow’s decision to grant Edward Snowden temporary asylum in Russia? Continue reading
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Video: Mercenaries and Private Security Companies on Contract with UN By grtv
Former Chairperson of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries, José L. Gómez del Prado, explains how private military and security companies have created an association to counter the regulations called for by his working group. Continue reading
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Political Assasination? Was Dr. David Kelly about to Blow that Whistle? Evidence from Daughter Rachel Kelly By Dr. David Halpin
When the war crime was well embedded like the reporters, there was even greater public antagonism to the massive and inhuman action. Stories were circulating that there were no WMDs to be found. Imagine the reaction in the cabinet and within the war machine when Kelly’s contradiction flew back. Nothing could have been less welcome… Continue reading
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Australian Immigration – the Snowden Link? By Murray Hunter
With the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship already under siege over the treatment of refugees in detention camps, deaths in custody, and the abandonment of the principals of the UN Convention on refugees in regards to boat people, another disturbing aspect of the department’s handling of its portfolio is emerging with the recent appointment… Continue reading
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