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The partner of the journalist who first reported on the mass surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency was detained at London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday and questioned for hours under Britain's anti-terrorism law, according to the Guardian newspaper.American writer Glenn Greenwald, who broke revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden in a series of articles for the London-based Guardian, called the treatment of his partner, David Miranda, "despotic.""This is obviously a rather profound escalation of their attacks on the news-gathering process and journalism," Greenwald wrote in a blog post. "It's bad enough to prosecute and imprison sources. It's worse still to imprison journalists who report the truth."But to start detaining the family members and loved ones of journalists is simply despotic. Even the Mafia had ethical rules against targeting the family members of people they felt threatened by."..."They completely abused their own terrorism law for reasons having nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism, a potent reminder of how often governments lie when they claim that they need powers to stop 'the terrorists.' "
It doesn't concern you, Sister, that kind of absolutist view of the universe? Right and wrong determined solely by a single all-knowing, all powerful being whose judgment cannot be questioned and in whose name the most horrendous acts can be sanctioned without appeal?
Being required by someone else’s religious beliefs to behave contrary to one’s sexual identity is degrading and disrespectful.
There are very few problems that cannot be solved with a good taint punching.
The fuck? Even if one considers Snowden's actions to be criminal, this dude was just a reporter stating the facts (and thus should be protected by the First Amendment), not an accomplice in Snowden's leaks.
Quote from: Osama bin Bambi on August 19, 2013, 02:55:34 amThe fuck? Even if one considers Snowden's actions to be criminal, this dude was just a reporter stating the facts (and thus should be protected by the First Amendment), not an accomplice in Snowden's leaks.Except the guy in question was detained in the UK under UK law.
Quote from: dpareja on August 19, 2013, 03:20:40 amQuote from: Osama bin Bambi on August 19, 2013, 02:55:34 amThe fuck? Even if one considers Snowden's actions to be criminal, this dude was just a reporter stating the facts (and thus should be protected by the First Amendment), not an accomplice in Snowden's leaks.Except the guy in question was detained in the UK under UK law.Derp, my bad for not reading more closely. Does the UK have protected free speech though?
Humanity does learn from history,sadly, they're rarely the ones in power.
Life is too damned short for the concept of “guilty” pleasures to have any meaning.
That said, this is clearly America calling this one in, and may everyone behind it give oral sex to bleeding AIDS infected genitalia of the sex they dislike (or for bisexuals and pansexuals, of an extremely unattractive member of either sex). Or in other worse, please go straight to hell. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.
They didn't leak anything. Snowdon, under the tutelage of Assange and possibly a mole or traitor in the higher ranks of the nsa conspired to obtain and release said classified information to foreign governments. Snowden defected. Greenwald is not a US resident. Assange is a money grubbing control freak and fame seeker.It's called espionage.
Even in the US journalist are not protected if they receive and read classified information.
