Tag Archives: Edward Snowden

“Declare that the indiscriminate, bulk collection of private data by governments is a violation of our rights and must end”

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Muller

Edward Snowden has testified at the EU parliament in writing to written questions. The pdf file can be found here. As expected he referred in some detail only to what has been püublished already by journalists. When having been asked … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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