Tag Archives: Edward Snowden

Lamar W. Hankins :
FILM | Oscar-winning ‘Citizenfour’ documents one citizen’s sacrifice for our liberty

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

Laura Pointras tells Snowden’s story in an engaging account that is both enlightening and unsettling. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | March 22, 2015 Citizen Four is the name used by 29-year-old Edward Joseph Snowden when he … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins :
Assassination by technology: The context of America’s drone killings

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Brandon Bryant, who spent six years as a drone sensor operator, has stepped forward out of guilt and concern about the killing of American citizens. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 18, 2014 This past week, … Continue reading →

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Jack A. Smith :
Obama defends NSA spying on Americans

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Senator Obama pledged to dismantle the most intrusive aspects of Bush’s surveillance programs. Instead, President Obama secretly allowed those programs to expand. By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | January 29, 2014 When he ran for the presidency … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Secrecy Protests Split American Elites

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from ElectronicFrontierFoundation / Flickr. Protests against secrecy drive elites into debate A virtual empire composed of distant and interconnected private and public elites contradicts representative democracy as virtually all Americans understand it. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Is Obama Really in Control?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

This plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales was forced to land in Vienna despite Obama’s earlier comment that he “wouldn’t scramble jets against a 29 year old hacker.” Photo by Andres Gutierrez / AP. Refs being ‘worked’? Does Obama control … Continue reading →

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Steve Russell : Big Brother in the Data Mines

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Cover of the first Signet Classics edition of George Orwell’s 1984. Image from Vintage Paperback Archive. We’re talking yottabytes here: Big Brother in the data mines We’ve been living for some time in the world set out in Moore’s Law, which … Continue reading →

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James McEnteer : Escape to Ecuador

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Edward Snowden and the flag of Ecuador. Image from Salon.com. Rehanging the crepe paper:Escape to Ecuador Edward Snowden is the latest insider who pulled back the curtain to reveal the wizardry of American Freedom as the diabolical machinations of a … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Government Lies and Secrecy Destroy Credibility

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Whistleblower Edward Snowden. Image from MGN Online. Government lies andsecrecy destroy credibility “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” — Benjamin Franklin. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag … Continue reading →

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