Bill Maher has been on a free speech tear lately, and if you look back at the last few months it makes perfect sense.
In December of 2014 he was booked to speak at UC-Berkeley’s commencement; but liberal students who disagreed with his views on Islam and free speech tried to shut...
Now I come to praise Elizabeth Warren.
Warren long has made sense when it comes to the Middle East, in her strong support of Israel and her understanding of the neighborhood in which Israel lives. Whatever her other positions, we should at least acknowledge when she is right.
And she did so...
Glenn Greenwald’s book on Edward Snowden and the NSA is apparently headed for the big screen.
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Sony Pictures Entertainment has optioned film rights to Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State.
The book by Greenwald, whose reporting on the revelations contained in...
I have been skeptical of the trading value of journalists, whose prices have been bid up, “Journalists” are the new no-money-down mortgages:
A whole lot of money is chasing the new cool kids, the newly name-branded “journalists” like Ezra Klein and Glenn Greenwald, who bring their friends along with them to the...
Edward Snowden is the hero of those seeking to protect privacy of Americans.
He’s also certainly the hero of the Russian and Chinese military and intelligence services, who don’t exactly speak on camera.
The New York Times and Spiegel revealed, based on Snowden leaks, how the NSA managed to penetrate a Chinese computer equipment...
Today was the unveiling of The Intercept, Glenn Greenwald’s new venture backed by mega-money from the founder of Ebay.
The debut is being described with extreme hyperbole, as if a new age in investigative journalism had been launched, not a website. But even a cursory review, plus the ability to do Google...
This segment between Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post (my law school classmate) and Glenn Greenwald on Edward Snowden is pretty good.
It’s being described as Greenwald being rude to Marcus, but I don’t see it that way.
I think they both did a good job.
I’ve had my disagreements with Glenn Greenwald as to the term Israel Firsters and the Snowden damage to our foreign intelligence operations, but this is pretty funny.
Via Mediaite, Greenwald Snarks at MSNBC: I Defend Snowden Like You Defend Obama ’24 Hours a Day’ (h/t Jim Hoft):
Things got heated when MSNBC...
I have warned repeatedly that the NSA disclosures by Edward Snowden via Glenn Greenwald and others serve a dual purpose.
Part is to expose genuine breaches of privacy about which we should be concerned; part is to disrupt U.S....
The Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has since early June been reporting on leaked documents obtained by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, told a Brazilian television program Sunday that the NSA read emails of the Presidents of Brazil and Mexico.
From NBC News:
Glenn Greenwald told Globo news program “Fantastico” that a document...
A British court has extended the powers for police to examine files seized from David Miranda, partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, after both sides came to an agreement on the matter.
From The Guardian:
The high court has granted the Metropolitan police extended powers to investigate whether crimes related to terrorism and...
The Guardian has added another partner to its reporting collaboration on the NSA files leaked by Edward Snowden. Investigative reporting outfit ProPublica confirmed that it has been quietly working with The Guardian on a story on the subject and has recently joined with the New York Times as well.
From Buzzfeed:
The non-profit...
The National Security Agency secretly monitored the headquarters of the United Nations and gained access to its internal video conferencing system, according to German magazine Der Spiegel, citing documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
From Reuters:
The U.S. National Security Agency has bugged the United Nations’ New York headquarters, Germany’s Der...
NSA leaker Edward Snowden – speaking through The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald – has now alleged that the UK government intentionally leaked information to the media with the purpose of justifying the government’s claim that Snowden’s leaked documents could present a danger to the public’s safety if disclosed.
Greenwald’s partner David Miranda sued...
A UK court has limited authorities’ access to digital data that was seized from the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, except in the case of national security purposes.
David Miranda was detained and questioned for nearly nine hours Sunday as he transited through Heathrow airport in London on his way back...
Just as the NSA-Snowden leak story was being broken by The Guardian via Glenn Greenwald, and to a lesser extent at The Washington Post, I thought about writing a post with the title this post bears. In the crush of other things, and the uncertainty as to what was involved, it didn’t...
Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald warns that he will publish many more documents about the British government’s surveillance activities, after his partner was detained and questioned at a London airport this weekend.
From Reuters (via Huffington Post):
“I will be far...
