-
Recent Posts
Categories
Archives
Meta
Tag Archives: Edward Snowden
Corporate Patriotism
There’s a serious effort underway to get President Obama to pardon whistleblower, Edward Snowden, before he leaves office. There’s also a new movie about Snowden, by Oliver Stone, that has got me thinking about what it means to be … Continue reading
Posted in neoconservatives
Tagged Allan Dulles, Cold War, Constitution, corporate empire, corporate flag, corporate patriotism, deep state, Devil's Chessboard, Edward Snowden, foreign policy, fucked-up foreign policy, hegemony, mindless obedience, new Cold War, Oliver Stone, President Obama, presidential pardon, regime change, Russia, The Powell Memo, We the people
Leave a comment
Monsters Among Us
We were privileged to have a real live monster visit Salt Lake City days after Halloween. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright spoke on independent journalism and its role in diplomacy at Rowland Hall as part of the McCarthey family lecture … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Edward Snowden, empire, genocide, George W. Bush, Iraqi sanctions, Marcey Wheeler, Medeleine Albright, Milosevic, NSA, Nuremberg, wikileaks
1 Comment
Deep State
God, we live in interesting times! On one hand, we have ongoing revelations from whistleblower, Edward Snowden, detailing a massive surveillance state, determined to spy on everyone, American citizens included. “Collect it all,” is the motto of NSA chief, General … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged C. Wright Mills, deep state, Edward Snowden, empire, executive branch, Fred Branfman, Gaius Publius, Keith Alexander, NSA, NSC, power elite, war on terror
Leave a comment
Spilling Your Guts
One of my favorite novels is Catch 22. In the novel Yossarian, the protagonist, tends to a wounded comrade named Snowden after flak hits their plane during a bombing raid. At first Yossarian thinks he has found Snowden’s wound and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Catch-22, Edward Snowden, Eschelon, GCHQ, Glenn Greenwald, Guardian, Ian WelshDaniel Ellesburg, James Bamford, NSA, Puzzle Palace
1 Comment
