Category Archives: USA

Show of Force – Symbolic

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Muller

The physical pulverization of several hard discs in the basement of The Guardian’s King’s Cross offices by a senior editor and a computer specialist last month, closely supervised and monitored by agents of the Government Communication (sic) Headquarters (GCHQ), the … Continue reading →

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Bradley Manning Sentenced

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Muller

The sentence of thirty-five years in prison for Whistle-blower Bradley Manning was expected. The military judge, Colonel Denise Lind, had no choice than deter future whistle-blowers. The Commander-in-Chief, President Obama himself, had decided long time ago, in public, before the … Continue reading →

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A Test for All of Us

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Muller

When Glenn Greenwald’s partner David Miranda was detained yesterday for nine hours at Heathrow airport “under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (sic)”  and all electronic devices including laptop, USB sticks, memory cards, DVDs and mobile phone seized, I … Continue reading →

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Bradley Manning Apologizes

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Muller

Pfc Bradley Manning, who is struggling right now for having the number of years he is going to spend behind bars reduced (from a shocking 90) has yesterday apologized for hurting “people” and “the United States” when leaking hundreds of … Continue reading →

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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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