Tag Archives: Edward Snowden

Decades to Come

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Muller

The appearance of former NSA and CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden on the CBS show Face the Nation on 29 December 2013 has triggered quite a lot of criticism as regards Hayden’s frank lies about whistle-blower Edward Snowden’s two alleged … Continue reading →

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Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Muller

http://youtu.be/7SV52jkLprU The news in this CNN clip is not Edward Snowden’s Pope Francis-like pathetic Xmas message on privacy broadcast by British Channel 4 or Glenn Greenwald’s endorsement of it or Dana Bash’s stupid accusation of releasing Snowden’s leaks for “maximum … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Favor for Civil Liberties, Democracy and International Relationships

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Muller

Edward Snowden gave the first interview in person since he got stuck in Russia in June to the Washington Post. He has accomplished his mission already, was the core message. After U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon had, yes, luckily … Continue reading →

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Collecting Metadata is More Intrusive

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Muller

Glenn Greenwald has testified yesterday before the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties and Home Affairs via a video link from Rio, Brazil. The journalists who had mostly reported on whistle-blower Edward Snowden’s leaks on U.S. and U.K. mass surveillance … Continue reading →

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What Kind of Damage?

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Muller

CBS reports that the U.S. intelligence community is split over the possibility of granting NSA total surveillance whistle-blower Edward Snowden amnesty after it has realized that just one per cent of the whole material (another 1.5 million classified documents) has … Continue reading →

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