The Judicial Lynching of Bradley Manning Posted: Monday, June 10, 2013
'No shot, no ticket': Ethiopians decry Israeli birth control policies Ethiopian women have told RT that Israeli medics forced them to take the controversial Depo-Provera birth control vaccination without explaining the severe side effects of the drug, which can leave a woman unable to become pregnant for up to two years.
The Judicial Lynching of Bradley Manning The military trial of Bradley Manning is a judicial lynching. The government has effectively muzzled the defense team. The Army private first class is not permitted to argue that he had a moral and legal obligation under international law to make public the war crimes he uncovered.
Rewriting History: Iraq and the BBC Glove Puppets I watched the first part of the BBC's 'History of the Iraq War' series, and I have no intention of watching any more, because it won't do my blood pressure any good.
Snooping Concerns Emerge Over Congressional Blackberries Serviced By Verizon Congress is concerned that the NSA's actions may have also captured phone calls of lawmakers and their staffers. It should be noted that Verizon is one of the main service providers to government issued Blackberries members and their staff use to communicate with one another.
Contractor who leaked NSA files drops out of sight, faces legal battle A contractor at the National Security Agency who leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance programs dropped out of sight in Hong Kong on Monday ahead of a likely push by the U.S. government to have him sent back to the United States to face charges.
Historic Challenge to Support the Moral Actions of Edward Snowden In Washington, where the state of war and the surveillance state are one and the same, top officials have begun to call for Edward Snowden's head. His moral action of whistleblowing -- a clarion call for democracy -- now awaits our responses.
Edward Snowden: Profile in Courage Edward Snowden may go down in history as one of this nation's most important whistleblowers. He is certainly one of the bravest. The 29-year-old former technical assistant to the CIA and employee of a defense intelligence contractor has admitted to disclosing top secret documents about the National Security Agency's massive violation of the privacy of law-abiding citizens.
Bombs and battles hit northern Iraq, more than 70 dead Insurgents attacked cities across Iraq on Monday with car bombs, suicide blasts and gun battles that killed more than 70 people in unrest that has deepened fears of a return to civil war.