Appearing by telepresence robot, Edward Snowden speaks at TED2014 about surveillance and Internet freedom. The right to data privacy, he suggests, is not a partisan issue, but requires a fundamental rethink of the role of the internet in our lives — and the laws that protect it. “Your rights matter,” he says, “because you never know when you’re going to need them.” Chris Anderson interviews, with special guest Tim Berners-Lee.
Source: Collective Evolution
By Susan Duclos
Many reading the headline would say WTH am I smoking, but the proof is in the pudding so to speak, as shown in an interview with founder of The Young Turks, Cenk Uygur, who discusses with RT’s Abby Martin of Breaking The Set, why he left his job at MSNBC and how he was informed by the network that Washington wasn’t “happy with his tone” and that he needed to be more “pro-establishment.”
In the meantime, Abby Martin made headline news after she criticized Vladimir Putin, publicly on air, at RT, which is a Russian network.
Hard to believe a country like the US, that used to pride itself on freedom of press and free media, comes out behind a country that has state controlled media, but time after time Americans have seen their press outlets, television news, and major newspapers, cow down and carry the water for the White House and Washington.
The proof…. Cenk was forced to leave to keep his journalistic integrity and Abby Martin is still working for RT.
Source: Before It’s News
The case of the mysterious disappearance of Flight 370 gets more and more murky. Officials are investigating the passengers and crew of the missing Boeing 777 airliner, after the Malaysian Prime Minister confirmed that communications from the plane were deliberately disabled before it disappeared.
See also: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Disappeared Through ‘Deliberate Action,’ Prime Minister Says
Ukraine’s Right Sector members stormed and torched government buildings – and attacked unarmed police squads. They also consistently rejected the concessions offered by the Yanukovich administration, when it was trying in vain to calm the unrest. And now, they have become arguably one of the most influential groups in Ukraine. British MP George Galloway says the West needs to recognize the dangers it poses.
Speaking in Kiev, Sen. John McCain called Saturday for the United States to provide long-term military assistance to Ukraine, saying it is “the right and decent thing to do,” as reports surfaced that Russian troops had traveled farther north into Ukraine from Crimea.
McCain was part of a bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators who traveled to Kiev ahead of Sunday’s secession referendum in Crimea. The White House and U.S. allies in Europe have denounced the referendum as unconstitutional and illegal because Russian troops have essentially taken over the southern Ukraine peninsula.
McCain also had strong words for President Barack Obama in an op-ed appearing in The New York Times. He called for the President to take actions to restore the United States’ credibility and strength around the world.
Source: CNN
As the situation in Ukraine continues to fester, here’s a handy history guide to U.S.-backed international crime — from A (Afghanistan) to Z (Zaire)
By Nicolas J.S. Davies
The U.S. is backing Ukraine’s extreme right-wing Svoboda party and violent neo-Nazis whose armed uprising paved the way for a Western-backed coup. Events in the Ukraine are giving us another glimpse through the looking-glass of U.S. propaganda wars against fascism, drugs and terrorism. The ugly reality behind the mirror is that the U.S. government has a long and unbroken record of working with fascists, dictators, druglords and state sponsors of terrorism in every region of the world in its elusive but relentless quest for unchallenged global power.
Behind a firewall of impunity and protection from the State Department and the CIA, U.S. clients and puppets have engaged in the worst crimes known to man, from murder and torture to coups and genocide. The trail of blood from this carnage and chaos leads directly back to the steps of the U.S. Capitol and the White House. As historian Gabriel Kolko observed in 1988, “The notion of an honest puppet is a contradiction Washington has failed to resolve anywhere in the world since 1945.” What follows is a brief A to Z guide to the history of that failure.
Full article at Alternet
Photo: RIA Novosti
By tomorrow, the 15th of March 2014, the United States, through its agents in Ukraine, will begin a series of false flag attacks on targets in Ukraine which have been designed to make it look as if they were carried out by the Special Forces of the Russian Federation.
This information has been made available and was released through several forums used by Anonymous Ukraine. Members of Anonymous Ukraine, who are involved in what Anonymous has called Operation Independence, have independently verified that Anonymous is the source for the e-mails. Among the three key e-mail is one containing the initial instructions from the US Army Assistant Army Attaché Jason P. Gresh to a senior official of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army named Igor Protsuyuk. Again Anonymous has exposed treason by Ukrainian officials and the egregious illegal meddling of the United Sates into the affairs of a sovereign nation.
Anonymous Ukraine is operating in what can only be described as a hot war zone where almost all communications and internet access are either completely controlled and intercepted or have been shut down. Contacts in Anonymous Ukraine have also stated that there is a campaign by the US Government and the current illegitimate regime which illegally seized power to demonize and discredit Anonymous.
Anonymous Ukraine does not support what they call “the Bandera Nazis” because: they do not represent the Ukrainian people, they have deposed the democratically elected president, they have destabilized the country, they have killed hundreds of peaceful Ukrainian and they have completely taken over the media and the internet.
Anonymous Ukraine has therefore stated that those running the Facebook page under “Anonymous Ukraine” are CIA and US Government lackeys who are promoting nazis and destroying their country before selling it to NATO, the US and the EU.
Members of Anonymous Ukraine are in fear for their safety and have stated that the Bandera nazis have issued orders to execute those responsible for previous releases of their hacked e-mails and the recording of telephone conversations that have been made available on-line. They have also noticed heightened activity by the NSA and CIA against all of their web resources.
Anonymous Ukraine is monitoring all communications in Ukraine and also regularly attacking all NATO, NSA and CIA resources as well as those of the Udar Party, the Svoboda Party, the offices and structures of the new government and has intercepted almost all of the e-mails of the Bandera Nazis.
With regard to Russia a source in Anonymous said that they are monitoring Russia communication in Ukraine as well and do not want to Russia annex their country. If the people of Crimea want to join Russia Anonymous supports the will of the people. The internet is still free in Crimea and the situation there is table. However members of the collective are extremely upset with the censorship that the Bandera nazis have implemented.
With regard to more leaks our source said there is too much information but that they are getting almost everything. Whether this is true or not one this is certain, Anonymous has not backed off and is surely becoming a headache for the illegitimate authorities in Kiev.
The members polled for this statement do not represent all of Anonymous. They represent a segment of the collective currently active in Ukraine and other regions.
Full story, including hacked emails at The Voice of Russia
Related: Anonymous Ukraine releases Klitschko e-mails showing treason
John Kerry (centre) shakes hands with Ukrainian interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (left) and Ukrainian interim President Oleksandr Turchynov (right) during their meeting in Kiev on Tuesday.
Secretary of State John Kerry has issued an ultimatum to Russia today, insisting they have until Monday to “reverse course” and abandon Crimea. The Crimean peninsula is holding a referendum on Sunday, in which it is expected to vote to join the Russian Federation.
Kerry said if Russia refuses to give in to US demands they could expect a “very serious series of steps” against them, including major economic sanctions, which US officials say could do serious harm to Russia’s economy.
The Obama Administration has been trying to coax significant Russian trading partners, of which the US is not, into agreeing to impose major sanctions that would harm their trade.
The US demands include Russia forcing Crimea to cancel the referendum and withdrawing all of its troops from the peninsula. Under treaty with the Ukraine, Russia is allowed to keep up to 25,000 troops in the Crimea.
Source: Antiwar.com
Related: Angela Merkel: Russia to face massive damage if no progress made on Ukraine
Abby Martin takes a look at the state of media today, highlighting instances of journalists who have gone against the editorial lines of their respective networks. Abby also speaks with investigative journalist and former CNN reporter Amber Lyon, about her experience with media censorship and the topic of journalist integrity in time when disinformation is abound.
Against the Grain 