Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow

1 July 2013 — Wikileaks Press

One week ago I left Hong Kong after it became clear that my freedom and safety were under threat for revealing the truth. My continued liberty has been owed to the efforts of friends new and old, family, and others who I have never met and probably never will. I trusted them with my life and they returned that trust with a faith in me for which I will always be thankful.

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CIA Manipulation: The Painful Truths Told by Phil Agee By William Blum

27 June, 2013 — Anti-Empire Report

Truly objective journalism would value facts and accuracy above all else, but the mainstream U.S. press – while pretending to be “objective” – treasures faux patriotism much more, as is evident with recent whistleblowers as it was with the hostility toward the late Phil Agee who exposed CIA crimes.

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NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake Prevails Against Charges in Unprecedented Obama Admin Crackdown

21 March 2012 — Democracy Now!

We speak with Thomas Drake, who was targeted after challenging waste, mismanagement and possible constitutional violations at the National Security Agency, but the case against him later collapsed. Drake was one of several sources for a Baltimore Sun article about a $1.2 billion NSA experimental program called “Trailblazer” to sift through electronic communications for national security threats. Continue reading

Bradley Manning Newslinks 10-11 March 2012

11 March 2012williambowles.info

 

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Dempsey: US ‘preparing military options’ if needed for Syria

Stars and Stripes

Dempsey spoke to about 500 Navy and Air Force personnel at the Hickam officers club, fielding questions about cyberthreats, performing missions at a time of budget cuts, retirements and his feelings about Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is charged with …

http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/dempsey-us-preparing-military-options-if-needed-for-syria-1.171202

 

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