This weekend, Der Spiegel released an interview with Edward Snowden that took place before he fled Hawaii for Hong Kong. Asked whether the NSA collaborates with Israel, Snowden said: “Yes, all the time. The NSA has a large section for
The Guardian has released new footage from a June 6, 2013 interview with Edward Snowden. Snowden slams the NSA, the US government and expects he will be demonized by the US government. Snowden predicts US government’s response to his leaks
Recent revelations about the scope of the government’s domestic surveillance programs are fueling new privacy legislation by Congress. “The revelations offer an opening for updates to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which would require law enforcement to get a warrant
Secret court rulings have allowed the NSA to gather phone data on millions of Americans, all hinging on the definition of the word “relevant.” This change in the law came from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, a secret body of
On the Fourth of July at the Gettysburg 150th Anniversary, I attended the reenactment of the First Day Struggle at Willoughby Run. This afternoon, there will be a reenactment of Pickett’s Charge. You can watch it here. These are the images from
Officials say that more than a dozen classified rulings have created a secret body of law that gives the NSA the power to gather massive information collections on Americans. The data collection is not just restricted to terrorism suspects but
Some lawmakers in Iceland have proposed granting Edward Snowden citizenship. Snowden is thought to be in the Moscow airport, waiting to hear from the countries from which he has sought asylum. Iceland requires that Snowden would need to be
Al Hayat TV is reporting that Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi is under house arrest. However, Morsi’s spokesman denied the report to ABC News. On Tuesday, Egypt’s military imposed a deadline for Morsi to resolve the situation after days of massive
Apple will pay for and build a massive solar powered plant to serve a giant data center in northern Nevada. “The Fort Churchill Solar Array, to be built in Yerington, was included in a filing Monday by NV Energy Inc.
On Monday, Cablevision filed an emergency application for a stay with the Supreme Court to suspend the National Labor Relations Board actions against the company. The Obama administration has ignored the court’s decision that Obama’s recess appointments were unconstitutional and
The Guardian has published a list of countries where Edward Snowden has made applications for asylum. Currently, Snowden is in the transit area of the Moscow airport waiting to find some place who will accept him. Some countries have indicated
Glenn Greenwald made an appearance on Fox News this morning, promising more leaks and accusing the Obama administration of targeting Snowden to intimidate whistleblowers within his administration. Interviewed by Eric Bolling, Greenwald said: What the Obama administration wants…is to make
According to the latest IBD/TIPP Presdential Leadership Index, Obama’s approval rating is at a record low. The Presidential Leadership Index dropped to 43% from 49% a month ago. “The 11.7% slide was the worst since Obama took office. For the
President Obama, who did not hesitate to take a stand against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 2011, has urged “restraint” in Egypt and avoided addressing the question as to whether Morsi should step down. Millions and millions of Egyptians
Wikileaks released this statement today from Edward Snowden. In the letter, Snowden rips Obama for rejecting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, revoking his passport, and claims Obama is afraid of a constitutional government and informed public. One week ago
In a press conference on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said that leaker Edward Snowden would not get political asylum unless he stopped leaking classified information. “If he wants to go somewhere and they accept him, please, be my guest. If
This weekend we saw another leak from Edward Snowden, this time regarding the United States spying on the European Union’s mission in New York and it’s embassy in Washington DC. One document lists 38 embassies and missions, describing them as
An Egyptian opposition group accused the US of “being partner to a conspiracy to keep President Mohamed Morsi in power.” Obama addressed the situation in Egypt on Saturday explaining “The United States supported democracy in Egypt. It’s been challenging given
On Monday morning, protestors stormed the national Muslim Brotherhood Headquarters in Cairo. “People are reported to have ransacked the building in the eastern Moqattam district and also set it on fire.” Millions of protestors took to the streets on Sunday
According to reports, Vice President Biden called Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa yesterday urging him to reject the asylum request of Edward Snowden. The call from Biden was revealed by Correa during a television interview in Ecuador. “The Vice President spoke
A bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter yesterday to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asking for answers about domestic surveillance programs. Of particular concern was “business records” provision of the PATRIOT Act being reinterpreted to “allow the
The father of Edward Snowden has offered the US a deal that he thinks would lead to the return of his son to the US. The proposal was revealed in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and obtained by
Speaker John Boehner is already getting pressured regarding the immigration bill the House will consider when they return on July 10th. Heritage Action for America and Club for Growth are sending signals to the Speaker they are going to keep
A newly released report from the NSA’s Inspector General reveals that a program code named Stellar Wind was collecting bulk metadata on the emails of Americans. The program Stellar Wind was revealed before by Bill Binney, so it isn’t entirely
Speaker John Boehner said today that any House-Senate compromise must have majority of the House GOP support before he will bring to the entire House for a vote. “For any legislation — including the conference report — to pass the
In press conference in Africa, President Obama said today that he won’t be “wheeling and dealing” to extradite Edward Snowden calling him a “29-year old hacker.” “I’m not going to have one case with a suspect who we’re trying to
State GOP leaders are set to run television attack ads against Pro-immigration bill Democrats up for reelection in 2014. “It’s just another sign that even vulnerable Democrats like Landrieu, Begich, Hagan and Pryor are more loyal to Chuck Schumer and
As Edward Snowden is assumed to be somewhere in the Moscow airport, Ecuador asked the US for reasons why it should not grant him asylum. “The government of Ecuador has requested that the U.S. submit its position regarding this applicant
Glenn Greenwald, who was the first to break the Edward Snowden/NSA Scandal, has written today in the Guardian about his persecution by the media for covering the story. Greenwald says he has been “fully expecting those kinds of attacks since
In response to Brave Cat Saves Family from Burning House: Andrew Bracknell was sleeping when he was woken by his neighbor’s cat Hugo clawing his face. Rescuers said that the fire could have killed Mr Williams if he had not
Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) told The Hill that Ecuador’s trade deal with the US would be in jeopardy if they were to offer asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. “There’s been issues about Ecuador all along,” said Rep. Sander
The Washginton Post has a new poll showing that support for the President among Democrats is dropping. The Washington Post poll was conducted among 1010 adults with an MOE of +/- 3.5%, June 19-23. Only 58% of Democrats strongly support Obama,
The Guardian‘s Glen Greenwald told the Daily Beast that Edward Snowden “has taken extreme precautions to make sure many different people around the world have these archives to insure the stories will inevitably be published.” These people are unable to
Today, Russian President Vladir Putin said that fugitive Edward Snowden will not be extradited, did not commit any crime in Russia, and is free to travel anywhere. The Russian President is visiting to Finland where he issued the remarks. Russia does not
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) has issued subpoenas for four State Department officials to be deposed in the Benghazi investigation. The four subpoenaed officials headed up bureaus where the ARB (Accountability Review Board) found issues contributing to an
Marco Rubio (R-FL) has seen his favorables drop over the course of the year, according to a new Rasmussen Report poll. Fifty-eight percent of GOP voters have a favorable opinion of Rubio in these latest figures. Those numbers are “down 10
UPDATE: Accorder to Miram Elder, the Moscow correspondent for the Guardian, Snowden is not on the plane to Cuba. Boarding is over. Aeroflot agent says Snowden not on plane. — Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) June 24, 2013 An Interfax source reports
Wikileaks released a statement this morning regarding Edward Snowden’s exit from Hong Kong. The statement reads: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mr Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who exposed evidence of a global surveillance regime conducted by US and UK intelligence agencies,
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was booed and heckled for defending the NSA’s surveillance programs and disparaging leaker Edward Snowden at 2013 Netroots Nation conference. During a Q & A at the event, Pelosi said “People on the far right are
The South China Morning Post has published more details released by Edward Snowden, this time the disclosures pertain to the United States’s hacking of China. The US formally charged Snowden yesterday and SCMP reports that Snowden is still in Hong Kong,