Tag Archives: Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald> Edward Snowden’s worst fear has not been realised – thankfully
The NSA whistleblower’s only concern was that his disclosures would be met with apathy. Instead, they’re leading to real reform. Glenn Greenwald The Guardian, Friday 14 June 2013 14.00 EDT This column was written by Glenn Greenwald for the Guardian’s newspaper edition In my first substantive discussion with Edward Snowden, which took place via encrypted online chat, he […]
Video> Glenn Greenwald Clashes With Mika Brzezinski, Accuses MSNBC Host Of Using ‘White House Talking Points’
Click here to watch the full video and debate on HuffingtonPost.com SavageNationClips Published on Jun 10, 2013 Guardian UK reporter Glenn Greenwald appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Monday to discuss his coverage of the NSA whistleblower case. During the process, he took umbrage with host Mika Brzezinski’s use of White House “talking points” to defend […]
‘Beyond Orwellian’: Outrage Follows Revelations of Vast Domestic Spying Program & Petition
FISA court order ‘broadest surveillance order ever issued’ against private citizens – Jon Queally, staff writer Published on Thursday, June 6, 2013 by Common Dreams Update: (3:59 PM) As government officials and Verizon itself responded to the Guardian’s NSA domestic spying story throughout the day, concern over the program’s scope and implications only deepened among its army of critics. Responding to the […]
Glenn Greenwald> How propaganda is disseminated: WikiLeaks Edition
On the eve of a new leak, widely trumpeted Pentagon accusations about the whistleblowing site have proven false Editor’s Note: This article from 2010 is still relevant today as the propaganda machine is in full operation. Thanks to Coleen Rowley for calling it to WAMMToday’s attention. BY GLENN GREENWALD SUNDAY, OCT 17, 2010 Salon.com **ADDS THAT AUTHORITIES […]
Glenn Greenwald> Drone attacks continue, the FBI killed an unarmed witness, and Obama aides cash in
A video informally titled “the care and feeding of a young imperial bureaucrat” viscerally conveys the rot that is Washington Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Sunday 2 June 2013 11.05 EDT (updated below) The combination of extensive travel and being quite consumed with a story I’m working on has prevented me from writing for the last couple of days. […]
[Video] Julian Assange> Panel Discussion following ‘SHADOWS OF LIBERTY’ UK Premiere
SHADOWS OF LIBERTY takes an intrepid journey through the darker corridors of the American media landscape, where global media conglomerates exercise extraordinary political, social, and economic power. The overwhelming collective power of these firms raises troubling questions about democracy. ShadowsofLibertyDoc Published on Jun 4, 2012 On May 24, 2012, in London, U.K., WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief Julian Assange, CorpWatch’s […]
Glenn Greenwald> The major sea change in media discussions of Obama and civil liberties
The controversies over the IRS and especially the AP phone records appear to have long-lasting effects Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 15 May 2013 10.45 EDT President Barack Obama Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images Due to the controversies over the IRS and (especially) the DOJ’s attack on AP’s news gathering process, media outlets have suddenly decided that President Obama […]
[Video] Glenn Greenwald> Debating Bill Maher on Muslims, Islam and US foreign policy
The HBO host has become a leading advocate of the view that Islam is uniquely violent and threatening. Does that hold up under critical scrutiny? Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk Saturday 11 May 2013 09.25 EDT [Video below] From l to r: Glenn Greenwald, Joy Reid, Charles Cooke, Bill Maher on HBO’s “Real Time”, May 11, 2013 Photograph: screen […]
Glenn Greenwald>Attacks on Stephen Hawking, transparency for Manning, Obama’s new lobbyist chief
Debates over Israel and activism in defense of transparency and journalism heat up this week Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Thursday 9 May 2013 14.01 EDT I’m traveling rather extensively this week – the last week of travel I have for quite some time, thankfully – so here are several brief items worthy of note: (1) As the Guardian was […]
Former FBI Agent Confirms the Surveillance State Is Real
A former FBI counterterrorism agent acknowledged this week on CNN that every telephone conversation that takes place on American soil “is being captured as we speak.” Ear to the Ground Posted on May 4, 2013 truthdig.com Tim Clemente. YouTube/CNN Tim Clemente’s spontaneous admission was made on the CNN show “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Wednesday in a […]
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