World-News

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/09-7

Death Before NSA Dishonor: Encrypted Services Stage Suicide Revolt
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/09

Lavabit s Brave Stand: Email Service Shuts Down
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/09-6

What It Means to Be An NSA 'Target'
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/09-2

Snowden s Email Provider Shuts Down to Avoid 'Being Complicit in Crimes Against the American People'
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/08/09-1

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The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President

Kara Brandeisky, ProPublica: While the White House and the Obama Administration are now espousing the necessary safety of NSA surveillance programs, ProPublica analyzes the surveillance reforms President Obama supported when he served as Senator in Illinois.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/18088-the-surveillance-reforms-obama-supported-before-he-was-president

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Obama Tantrum and US Global Terror Alert Belie Washington s Inner Panic over Russia and Snowden

By Finian Cunningham

President Obama and senior officials at the NSA have been lying to the American Congress and people about the invasiveness of the surveillance.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35808.htm



The Power of Edward Snowden

By Philip Weiss

An ordinary citizen, acting in conscience, can exercise power over a president.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35806.htm



Disagree with U.S. Policy? You May be a 'High Threat' to the Pentagon

Video

The Pentagon has a program that teaches federal workers to view colleagues as potential 'insider threats' if they are vocally critical of U.S. foreign policy.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35804.htm



NSA Loophole Allows Warrantless Search for US Citizens' Emails and Phone Calls

By James Ball and Spencer Ackerman

Exclusive: Spy agency has secret backdoor permission to search databases for individual Americans' communications.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35805.htm



Michael Hayden, Former NSA Chief: After A Major Attack, U.S. Likely To Seize More Surveillance Powers

Former National Security Agency chief Gen. Michael Hayden hinted Sunday at how the NSA s eavesdropping and data collection program is likely to evolve over time.

http://is.gd/iK6jwe


From Information Clearing House



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