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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8good stuff. Thanks for the update. Sounds like it was a fun day! :-)
Kudos to all involved in maintaining the vigil.
well done to all. We are indebted to Assange, Manning and Snowden for their courageous acts of whistleblowing.
'Snowden said the “draconian” campaigns against Manning, NSA whistleblowers Thomas Drake and William Binney, and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou would result in even more anti-corruption and government transparency advocates aspiring to greater acts of boldness.'
'“Binney, Drake, Kiriakou, and Manning are all examples of how overly-harsh responses to public-interest whistle-blowing only escalate the scale, scope, and skill involved in future disclosures. Citizens with a conscience are not going to ignore wrong-doing simply because they'll be destroyed for it: the conscience forbids it. Instead, these draconian responses simply build better whistleblowers. If the Obama administration responds with an even harsher hand against me, they can be assured that they'll soon find themselves facing an equally harsh public response.”'
“If I target for example an email address, for example under FAA (FISA Amendments Avy) 702, and that email address sent something to you, Joe America, the analyst gets it. All of it. IPs, raw data, content, headers, attachments, everything. And it gets saved for a very long time - and can be extended further with waivers rather than warrants.”
The above excerpts are from:
http://rt.com/news/snowden-edward-nsa-guardian-817/
(Published time: June 17, 2013 15:30)
Included in the above RT article is an embedded video interview with William Binney (referred to above), the whistleblower and former NSA crypto-mathematician who served in the agency for decades. The same video interview can also be viewed at the youtube address provided just below, and is well worth a look at (in my opinion): if for no other reason than to get a very direct "feel" for the ability, talent, and competence of this man:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuET0kpHoyM&feature=play...edded
Related Link:
"Edward Snowden, turnkey tyranny, human rights Ireland, Indymedia, Inquiring Minds ..."
http://tinyurl.com/kb4tw3t
"This is all heading towards a totalitarian fascist state ..."
The above statement from William Binney can be heard at approximately 3 minutes into the interview at the youtube address provided below.
'Rampant warrantless wiretapping and the acceleration towards a full-fledged surveillance state are just a few trademarks of the administration of President Barack Obama—don't expect to hear about it on the news, though. William Binney blew the whistle on the National Security Agency's spying of Americans, and says it's a real danger to the constitutional form of our government. Even before 2008, citizens were in danger of losing their civil liberties. Today, however, he says the US is "heading towards a fascist, totalitarian state." Unfortunately, the Obama administration doesn't want the truth to reach the media and are trying to cut down on leaks, whether out of the White House or NSA."
The above pieces of speech and text are from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBSV9BQXw6I
(Published on Nov 6, 2012)
Related Link:
"Totalitarianism or Constitutionalism, Human Rights Ireland, William Finnerty ..."
http://tinyurl.com/l83gzka
Editor: You might want to post any NSA whistle-blower comments on this thread instead: Guardian NSA Story Brings Vast Scale of Spying on Public Into The Open
VID (3 mins) Melbourne "Safe Passage for Assange"
http://tinyurl.com/nyx7hks
Julian Assange to Make Speech – Sat 22 June 1400hrs/ 2pm
from Balcony of Ecuadorian Embassy, Knightsbridge, London
- Updates at: http://veteransforpeace.org.uk/2013/2335/
SATURDAY 22 JUNE 1400hrs (2pm)
Marking one year since Ecuador gave refuge to Julian Assange
Come to the Ecuadorian Embassy
Julian Assange to make a speech in public
Celebrate the Work of WikiLeaks
Stand with the Ecuadorian people
Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning & Julian Assange are all facing persecution for exposing the true nature of war and the state.
End the Wars! Defend the Whistleblowers!
More info Ph. 079 272 593 63
Ecuadorian Embassy,
3 Hans Cres.
SW1
Tube – Knighstsbridge
VID (1 min) - Stand in solidarity with Ecuadorians offering sanctuary in London
http://tinyurl.com/onwvf8r
VID (3 mins) - With your solidarity "He Shall be Released"
http://tinyurl.com/qdpv9ny
VID (8 mins, great footage!) Truth has no borders, Neither has our struggle!
http://tinyurl.com/or3wkrr
VID ESPANOL - Colombian TV interviews Ciaron O'Reilly outside Ecuadorian embassy, London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpmwBHBtMrY
VI D (1 min 40 secs) - Solidarity as Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino & WikiLeaks Julian Assange appear at embassy window
http://tinyurl.com/o8reqqj