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08 Jan 2011 12:33

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World: Why’s the U.S. government subpoenaing Twitter about Wikileaks?

  • If the Iranian government was to attempt to coercively obtain this information from journalists and activists of foreign nations, human rights groups around the world would speak out.
  • Julian Assange • Expressing anger towards the U.S. government’s subpoena of Twitter over Wikileaks, which has been under wraps until now. Wikileaks is also concerned about whether they’ve been doing the same thing with We’re with Assange. He has a perfectly valid point here. We put the U.S. up to a double-standard that we wouldn’t be caught dead allowing the rest of the world to follow. And it doesn’t get any more obvious until secret subpoenas are part of the deal. It’s times like these that we wish Twitter was decentralized. source
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07 Dec 2010 10:09

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U.S.: North Carolina Navy dude nailed for trying to sell classified info

  • $3,500 the amount Navy Reserve intelligence specialist Bryan Minkyu Martin was offering for confidential information he got thanks to his job
  • three number of times he met at a motel with a federal agent playing a foreign official before getting arrested; shoulda gone with Wikileaks source
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29 Nov 2010 10:00

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U.S.: Wikileaks: Wow, there’s a lot of espionage in these cables

  • Is it a natural part of diplomatic activity to have diplomats collecting biometric data? … [It’s] a contravention of how diplomats are supposed to conduct business.
  • Wikileaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson • Expressing the organization’s level of surprise at the extent of the espionage they found. The State Department claimed that its diplomats were in fact not spying.  “Contrary to some Wikileaks’ reporting,” wrote State Department spokesperson P.J. Crowley, “our diplomats are diplomats. They are not intelligence assets.” source
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13 Mar 2010 11:24

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Tech, World: What are the odds that Google will leave China, anyway?

  • 99.9% that’s a lot of nines, guys source
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02 Mar 2010 11:01

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World: Yo, Israelis: Don’t think you’re headed to Dubai anytime soon

  • action Israel is suspected in the
    assassination of a senior Hamas official in a Dubai hotel, complete with dozens of spies and loads of controversy.
  • reaction The United Arab Emirates has blocked all Israelis from entering the country. People with twin citizenship, however, can enter without a problem. source
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23 Feb 2010 09:54

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World: Seen any of these people? They’re wanted for getting Bourne in Dubai

  • Top center: Was James Cameron prepping for a “True Lies” sequel after Ahnold gets out of office? Will Tom Arnold make an appearance?
  • Top right: Generic reporter for The Guardian. Who knows what he writes? It’s something.
  • Bottom left: Man, Ann Coulter has really let herself go.
  • Bottom 2nd-from-left: If that watermark were a tattoo, it’d be the coolest facial tattoo ever.
  • Bottom 3rd-from-right: Things must’ve gotten tough after you left “ER,” eh man?
  • Bottom right: He looks vaguely like Andrew Sullivan, which means he’s left a massive online paper trail. All of these people are suspects in the assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, BTW. All of them have awful passport photos. source
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17 Feb 2010 10:18

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World: Israel knows a thing or two about espionage scandals

  • 12 major international scandals Israel has been tied to source
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16 Jan 2010 10:50

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Tech, U.S., World: The U.S. takes Google’s claims on China super-seriously

  • They’re treating it as a foreign policy issue, not a business issue. Next week, in response to Google’s claims of a cyber-attack by China, the U.S. plans to submit a formal protest, according to the State Department. Among other things to note about the story: Google briefed the U.S. before posting its lengthy note (to no objections), and China has had a number of little annoyances like this from the U.S. of late. We just enjoy ticking the Chinese off with our talk of “free speech,” apparently. source
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14 Jan 2010 10:56

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Tech, World: China’s not bending for Google in the censorship debacle

  • The Chinese government administers the Internet according to law and we have explicit stipulations over what content can be spread on the Internet.
  • Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu • In a general comment on Internet censorship clearly targeting Google’s bold push to stop censorship on the Internet in China. Another Chinese official, Wang Chen, director of the State Council Information Office, had this to say about the matter: “Effective guidance of public opinion on the Internet is an important way of protecting the security of online information.” Doesn’t sound like China’s willing to bend. source
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09 Nov 2009 10:31

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World: Iran’s charging three border-crossing American hikers with espionage

  • 100 days in captivity so far for the unlucky hikers source
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