While backing Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Russia is talking with Cyprus about the possibility of using an airbase in Paphos. Talks are also focused on allowing Russian warships to use the port of Limassol. Cash-strapped Cyprus received a $3.3 billion
The Guardian‘s Glen Greenwald told the Daily Beast that Edward Snowden “has taken extreme precautions to make sure many different people around the world have these archives to insure the stories will inevitably be published.” These people are unable to
With President Barack Obama’s progressive base in an uproar over the National Security Agency (NSA) domestic surveillance programs, Obama seeks to quell angst among his environmental base on Tuesday by declaring war on coal. “A war on coal is exactly
Today, Russian President Vladir Putin said that fugitive Edward Snowden will not be extradited, did not commit any crime in Russia, and is free to travel anywhere. The Russian President is visiting to Finland where he issued the remarks. Russia does not
(AP) Russia rejects US demand for Snowden’s extraditionAssociated PressMOSCOWRussia’s foreign minister has rejected U.S. demands to extradite National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, who has apparently stopped in Moscow while trying to evade U.S. justice. Sergey Lavrov said that Snowden
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on China’s involvement on Edward Snowden’s, the former national security contractor accused of espionage, flight from Hong Kong to Russia
The White House is pressuring other countries, including Russia and Cuba, to send NSA leaker Edward Snowden to the U.S. Bill Plante reports on the White House’s growing unease about the lack of cooperation from other countries.
On Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent a letter to the Russian Ambassador to the Untied States regarding NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Citing the infamous attempt by the Obama administration to “reset” relations with Russia, Graham called on the country
According to a report in the South China Morning Post, NSA leaker Edward Snowden tried to get a job with US government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton in order to collect information about US surveillance programs. “My position with Booz Allen
In the aftermath of Hong Kong’s decision to deny the United States’ extradition request for NSA leaker Edward Snowden, White House press secretary Jay Carney responded angrily. “We are just not buying that this was a technical decision by a
UPDATE: Accorder to Miram Elder, the Moscow correspondent for the Guardian, Snowden is not on the plane to Cuba. Boarding is over. Aeroflot agent says Snowden not on plane. — Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) June 24, 2013 An Interfax source reports
(AP) NSA leaker Snowden expected to fly to CubaBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe bizarre journey of Edward Snowden is far from over. After spending a night in Moscow’s airport, the former National Security Agency contractor _ and admitted leaker of state
When National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden left Hong Kong during the morning hours of June 23, it was believed he was going to make a stop in Russia and then on to Cuba. Now, it has become apparent
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on CNN’s “State of the Union”
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has now spoken out against Russian quasi-dictator Vladimir Putin over NSA leaker Edward Snowden. “The bottom line is very simple,” Schumer said on CNN’s State of the Union. “Allies are supposed to treat each other in
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Candy Crowley of CNN’s State of the Union, “I do think for Mr. Snowden, if he cozies up to the Russian government, it will be nothing but bad for his name in history. If he
In Kenya, the native country of Barack Obama’s father, Kenyans are furious that Obama has eschewed visiting their country while he is traveling through Africa. Obama’s June 27th trip includes visits to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Deputy National Security
One paragraph in an op-ed by Seth Cropsey in Friday’s Wall Street Journal summed up the essential reason that China and the U.S. are on a collision course–willful American refusal to maintain our military edge: The growing disparity between Chinese and
Wikileaks released a statement this morning regarding Edward Snowden’s exit from Hong Kong. The statement reads: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mr Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who exposed evidence of a global surveillance regime conducted by US and UK intelligence agencies,
(AP) By DEB RIECHMANN – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing hard on Russia to back an international conference intended to end the bloodshed in Syria and allow a transitional government to move the country beyond civil war.
(AFP) – The head of a top Russian rights group and the leader of an opposition party said Saturday they had been assaulted by riot police during a night-time raid on the non-profit group in the latest crackdown on activists
Columnist George Will: Before Berlin, Obama set his steep downward trajectory by squandering the most precious post-election months on gun-control futilities and by a subsequent storm of scandals that have made his unvarying project — ever bigger, more expansive, more
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Afghanistan ‘peace process’ continues in limbo Russia and China angered by U.S. State Dept. child trafficking report Stock share prices fall sharply in global rout Bonds and gold hammered along with stocks Afghanistan ‘peace
Garry Kasparov, the one-time chess champion of the world who turned his brilliant fighting mind to challenge the iron grip of Vladimir Putin in his native Russia, has issued a statement clarifying his speech on June 5 in Geneva in
I’m laughing as I listen to NPR fawn over President Barack Obama’s speech at the Brandenburg Gate today. They are straining to compare his mediocre, self-referential and platitude-packed address with the stirring historic orations of President John F. Kennedy and
