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Mass surveillance: We are being watched
Too little has been done to safeguard citizens’ fundamental rights following revelations of electronic mass surveillance, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. They urge the EU Commission to ensure that all data transfers to the US are subject to an “effective level of protection” and ask EU member states to grant protection to […]
President Obama spoke with Recep Tayyip Erdogan
THE WHITE HOUSE – Office of the Press Secretary October 15, 2015 Readout of the President’s Call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey
Dems, Pundits Agree Hillary, Sanders Won; Less Chance of Biden In After Debate
By John Gizzi, www.newsmax.com Hillary Clinton emerged a winner from the first debate of Democratic presidential hopefuls, Bernie Sanders rallied his base, and the remaining three candidates on stage are probably finished sooner or later.
Ο Ομπάμα τηλεφώνησε στον Πούτιν για Ουκρανία και στον Σι Τζιπινγκ για θέματα κυβερνοχώρου
Ο πρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ Μπαράκ Ομπάμα τηλεφώνησε στον Ρώσο ομόλογό του Βλαντίμιρ Πούτιν για να συζητήσουν την κλιμάκωση της βίας στην ανατολική Ουκρανία και για να τον καλέσει να συμφωνήσει σε μια κατάπαυση του πυρός, όπως ανακοίνωσε ο Λευκός Οίκος, μετέδωσε το Πρακτορείο Reuters.
President’s Obama State of the Union address
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2015 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery State of the Union Address
Jailed CIA Whistle-Blower John Kiriakou Speaks Out
By Andrew Jerell Jones, The Intercept John Kiriakou is the only CIA employee to go to prison in connection with the agency’s torture program. Not because he tortured anyone, but because he revealed information on torture to a reporter.
The Rise of Extremism : A Perplexing Phenomenon
By Justine Frangouli-Argyris Last week, two separate attacks against Canadian soldiers jolted the peaceful and serene psyche of the country. The shocking murders were carried out by two Canadian-born “lone wolves” who had converted to Islam but who have not been shown to belong to any specific international organizations.
Kissinger: “I think we are going to have to smash Castro”
By National Security Archive, George Washington University Washington, DC, October 1, 2014 –Secretary of State Henry Kissinger ordered a series of secret contingency plans that included airstrikes and mining of Cuban harbors in the aftermath of Fidel Castro’s decision to send Cuban forces into Angola in late 1975, according to declassified documents made public today […]
James Foley – a journalist’s journalist
By Robert Mahoney/CPJ Deputy Director Amid the tributes and war stories that followed the brutal beheading of James Foley this week, one memory from a fellow hostage shone a light on a side of his character that his audience might not have seen: his empathy not only for the people he covered but also for […]
State Department: “Evidence of Russian Shelling into Ukraine”
“The following images provide evidence that Russian forces have fired across the border at Ukrainian military forces, and that Russia-backed separatists have used heavy artillery, provided by Russia, in attacks on Ukrainian forces from inside Ukraine”, according to an e-mail to the journalists from the State Department. Multiple Rocket Launcher Strikes within Ukraine (25/26 July) […]