Tag Archives: surveillance state

As Odd as it May Sound

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Muller

Update below. Update II “There is one condition if he wants to remain here: he must stop his work aimed at damaging our American partners. As odd as it may sound from me,” Vladimir Putin told journalists at a media … Continue reading →

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A Real Journalist

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Muller

“A real journalist is one who understands, at a cellular level, and doesn’t shy away from, the adversarial relationship between government and press.” That’s what the New York Times’ Public Editor Margaret Sullivan has suggested yesterday when commenting on almost … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Benthem’s Panopticon

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Muller

We might owe whistle-blowers Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden (after Daniel Ellsberg) nothing else than the future. We got a final wake-up call. What Snowden has revealed is what all had long feared in nightmares but could not imagine to … Continue reading →

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