Monthly Archives: February 2014

How War Against Terror Became War Against Journalists Turning War Against Terror Again

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Muller

When listening to journalists’ immediate comments after the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on 11 September 2001, one could only expect that the world would change forever. Of course, all of us feared long-lasting war with the … Continue reading →

Posted in surveillance, Terrorism, UK, USA | Tagged 1984, Afghanistan War Logs, Barack Obama, Bradley Manning, CableGate, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Five Eyes Alliance, GCHQ, George Orwell, George W. Bush, Glenn Greenwald, Global War on Terror, internet, Iraq War Logs, Jeremy Benthem, Julian Assange, Laura Poitras, NSA, Panopticon, pierre Omidyar, The Intercept, WikiLeaks | Leave a comment

Another Friendly Leak?

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Muller

Just in order to put Germany in its place? Yesterday, Germany’s leading tabloid BamS had reported that, after President Obama had banned in January U.S. eavesdropping on leaders of close U.S. allies, including Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, NSA has right now switched … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, surveillance, USA | Tagged Angela Merkel, BamS, Barack Obama, Edward Snowden, Ewen MacAskill, friendly leaks, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Thomas de Maiziere | Leave a comment

The Difference Between Tyranny and Freedom

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Muller

After Julian Assange in 2010, Thomas Drake and Jesselyn Radack in 2011, and Edward Snowden last year, Chelsea Manning has received the 2014 Sam Adams Award, not named after the 18th century Founding Father but CIA whistle-blower during the Vietnam War, Samuel A. Adams. … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged Barack Obama, Bradley Manning, Chelsea Manning, drone war, Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Global War on Terror, Jesselyn Radack, Julian Assange, Ray McGovern, Samuel A. Adams Award, Thomas Drake, WikiLeaks | Leave a comment

Intelligence Yields

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Muller

Two to five unnamed U.S. government officials have alerted the public today that, according to intelligence colected by the U.S. and other states, shoebombers may have invented new shoe-designs to blow up airplanes in relentless attempts to terrorize innocent and well-surveilled citizens. As CNN … Continue reading →

Posted in Terrorism, USA | Tagged Edward Snowden, mass surveillance, NSA, shoe bombers | Leave a comment

WikiLeaks a Terrorist Organization?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Muller

The recent revelations, leaked by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden, that both NSA and itsUK counterpart GCHQ had targeted whistle-blower platform WikiLeaks and, after the publication of the Afghanistan Warlogs had pressured other countries with forces in Afghanistan such as Australia, the … Continue reading →

Posted in surveillance, UK, USA | Tagged criminalizing journalism, David Miranda, Edward Snowden, GCHQ, Glenn Greenwald, Jesselyn Radack, Julian Assange, mass surveillance, NSA, WikiLeaks | Leave a comment

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