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The National Security Agency Is A Criminal Organization

Paul Craig Roberts •ï¿½January 17, 2019

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Years before Edward Snowden provided documented proof that the National Security Agency was really a national insecurity agency as it was violating law and the US Constitution and spying indiscriminately on American citizens, William Binney, who designed and developed the NSA spy program revealed the illegal and unconstitutional spying. Binney turned whistleblower, because NSA was... Read More

The NSA Continues to Abuse Americans by Intercepting Their Telephone Calls

Ron Paul •ï¿½May 7, 2018

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One of the few positive things in the ill-named USA FREEDOM Act, enacted in 2015 after the Snowden revelations on NSA domestic spying, is that it required the Director of National Intelligence to regularly report on its domestic surveillance activities. On Friday, the latest report was released on just how much our own government is... Read More

Keeping Communications Private in the Age of Big Brother (a Practical HOWTO)

The Saker •ï¿½May 18, 2017

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I have decided to share with you something which I originally sent out to the key members of the Saker community: my recommendation on how to keep your private communications private in the age of â€œBig Brotherâ€ aka NSA, ECHELON, GCHQ, Unit 8200, etc. I have been interested in the topic of encryption for many... Read More

A Spymaster Forgets the Bush Era

Michael Hayden makes headlines condemning practices he readily enabled

Philip Giraldi •ï¿½March 15, 2016

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Michael Hayden is the only official to have served as head of both the National Security Agency and CIA. Once retired from public service, the chief spy for much of the George W. Bush era has always had a difficult time staying out of the headlines. At the NSA, the former Air Force general oversaw... Read More

Losing Liberty Through the Backdoor

Letting the government bypass iPhone security measures won't stop terroristsâ€”or make you safer

Philip Giraldi •ï¿½February 19, 2016

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The question of how to balance government surveillance with individual privacy is really quite simple. On one side the government believes that the investigation of someone who is either planning or has actually carried out a crime should be without any conditions, that all evidence potentially relating to the event should be accessible to law... Read More

Edward Snowden Is a Show-Offâ€¦and al Gore Is Fat!

Peter Lee •ï¿½July 15, 2013

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There are interesting parallels between the liberal disgruntlement with Edward Snowden (typified byï¿½ Melissa Harris-Perryâ€™s anti-Snowden screed on MSNBC) and the rightâ€™s beatdown of Al Goreâ€™s physique and carbon footprint on the global warming issue. The argument seems to be, unless the bearer of unwelcome tidings can demonstrate 100% plaster sainthood to his or her... Read More

Snowden: Towards an Endgame

Pepe Escobar •ï¿½July 9, 2013

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The working title of the Edward Snowden movie is still The Spy Who Remains in the Cold. Here's where we stand: Snowden could only fly out of Hong Kong because China allowed it. Snowden could only arrive in Moscow because Russia knew it - in co-operation with China. This is part of their strategic relationship,... Read More

See You on the Dark Side

Pepe Escobar •ï¿½June 13, 2013

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The lunatic is in my head / The lunatic is in my head You raise the blade / you make the change You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane. You lock the door / And throw away the key There's someone in my head but it's not me - Pink Floyd, Brain Damage Let's talk about... Read More

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