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NSA leak: Little outcry, little change

NSA leakby Kimberly Halkett

The US Justice Department is considering felony charges against Edward Snowden as a result of the intelligence leak.

The classified documents he made public last week exposed two massive US domestic surveillance programs being waged on the US public.

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Why They Really Spy on the Citizenry

Daniel EllsbergIf you’re a good little citizen who doesn’t make waves and loyally supports whatever the federal government does, always deferring to its authority and trusting its officials, and if you maintain this mindset for the rest of your life, the probability is that you don’t have anything to worry about with respect to the government’s keeping records of your telephone calls, your emails, and other aspects of your private life.

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The Role of Foreign Policy in Security-State Surveillance

facebookIn the national discussion over the national-security state’s massive surveillance scheme over the American people, it’s imperative that we keep in mind how the national-security state’s foreign policy of empire and interventionism play into how we have ended up with an Orwellian system of national surveillance at the hands of the federal government.

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Threat from China is Being Hyped

obama-xiby Ivan Eland

Articles in the American media usually portray China as a potential adversary, and recent press coverage is no exception. Stories have appeared about China’s military hacking into the computer systems of the American government and business and Chinese oil companies’ reaping of unfair gains in Iraq on the backs of dead American soldiers. Yet the threat from China in the popular American mind instilled by such articles is overblown.

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Israeli Involvement in NSA Spying

NSA SpyingIt is not surprising. On June 8, Haaretz headlined "What was the Israeli involvement in collecting US communications intel for NSA?".

On April 3, 2012, James Bamford headlined "Shady Companies with Ties to Israel Wiretap for US for the NSA."

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