Monthly Archives: August 2013

Scope and Scale of NSA Surveillance

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Muller

Transparency (of total surveillance by the NSA) was one of the magic terms in President Obama’s press conference at the White House yesterday. Simultaneously, the NSA published a 7-page statement [pdf] on its web page outlining what it is doing … Continue reading →

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Two of These Speeches

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Muller

President Obama gave a press conference yesterday in which he addressed the revelations upon the leaks by whistle-blower Edward Snowden two months ago. “As I said at the National Defense University back in May, in meeting those threats, we have … Continue reading →

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Crimes Against the American People

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Muller

The current surveillance scandal by the NSA becomes more and more bizarre. The e-mail provider Lavabit which has granted users with encrypted messages, has abruptly shut down his service after it had probably been forced to relinquish encrypted information to … Continue reading →

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Terror Alert Justified

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Muller

The current terror alert, which has resulted in temporary closures of U.S. and allies’ embassies in MENA countries, is logical and, of course, justified. Some have rightly speculated that the Obama administration tries to distract from the NSA scandal in … Continue reading →

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Obama Unleashed

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Muller

If it is true that the Arab Spring, which had its origin in Tunisia two years ago, only sparked after certain diplomatic cables leaked to WikiLeaks had been published by the whistle-blower platform, and later incited Egyptians to quickly get … Continue reading →

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