Edward Snowden

Daniel Ellsberg’s Determined Lifelong Resistance

July 13, 2013 Ken Butigan, www.wagingnonviolence.org Resist! Chelsea Manning, Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, NSA, Solidarity, Wars and Militarism

Releasing the Pentagon Papers in 1971 was an historic act. Since then Ellsberg has relentlessly built on and expanded upon this particular nonviolent action in innumerable ways. Retirement doesn’t seem to apply to the job of making the world a better place, as Ellsberg proves almost daily. The ongoing threats to our democracy persist, and Ellsberg continues to sound the alarm with his words and with his body. For example, on August 6, he will be a keynote speaker at the annual protest at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, marking the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, where he will likely cross the line with others. Like Edward Snowden, Daniel Ellsberg persists with peaceful but determined resistance. He reminds us that at any point in our lives — Ellsberg recently turned 82 — there’s work to be done.

S. American States Recall Ambassadors Over Bolivian Plane Incident

July 13, 2013 Staff, www.rt.com Educate! Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Edward Snowden, Solidarity, Uruguay, Venezuela

“What the United States government is seeking is to obstruct Edward Snowden’s bid to seek asylum. Not to get asylum, but to seek asylum,” Tatchell said. “It has bullied and threatened and menaced other countries around the world to not grant him asylum and to not grant airspace so that a flight can take him to another country. That is a direct attack upon the United Nations’ refugee conventions, and it is shocking and appalling that a supposedly democratic government, in collusion with European governments - including the government in Britain - has been conspiring to not allow Mr. Snowden to make a valid asylum application.”

Liberty is Hunted Around the Globe

July 13, 2013 Ben Manski, www.greenshadowcabinet.us Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA

We have witnessed the Obama's administration relentless attack on those who seek to expose the truth of what our government is doing, from its assault on the Associated Press and other news outlets, its abuse of the 1917 Espionage Act, its repression of Occupy Wall Street and the radical environmental movement, its prosecution and mistreatment of Bradley Manning for his disclosures, to its continuing worldwide pursuit of Wiki leaks director Julian Assange. Obama has succeeded in implementing the lesson's of Orwell's Big Brother. Who will protect Edward Snowden? Who must protect the liberties of Americans, the Americas, Europe, and the world? We must.

US Threatens Right to Asylum in Snowden Case

July 12, 2013 Jamil Dakwar & Chandra Bhatnagar, www.aclu.org Educate! Edward Snowden, Human Rights

Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that "[e]veryone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations." The American Convention on Human Rights explicitly provides for a right of an individual "to seek and be granted asylum in a foreign territory, in accordance with the legislation of the state and international conventions, in the event he is being pursued for political offenses or related common crimes." . . . In addition to infringing on Mr. Snowden's right to asylum, U.S. actions also create the risk of providing cover for other countries to crack down on whistleblowers and deny asylum to individuals who have exposed illegal activity or human rights violations.

Snowden Renews Russia Asylum Bid

July 12, 2013 Miriam Elder, www.guardian.co.uk Educate! Edward Snowden

"Never before in history have states conspired to force to the ground a sovereign president's plane to effect a search for a political refugee," Snowden wrote. "This dangerous escalation represents a threat not just to the dignity of Latin America or my own personal security, but to the basic right shared by every living person to live free from persecution." Snowden summoned human rights activists to the meeting at Sheremetyevo at 5pm local time via an overnight email. In addition to Lokshina, he met Sergei Nikitin of Amnesty International, the Russian lawyer Henry Reznik, Vyacheslav Nikonov, an MP with close ties to the Kremlin, and Vladimir Lukin, the country's presidential human rights ombudsman.

Snowden: “I Have No Regrets”

July 12, 2013 Staff, www.wikileaks.org Educate! Edward Snowden

I announce today my formal acceptance of all offers of support or asylum I have been extended and all others that may be offered in the future. With, for example, the grant of asylum provided by Venezuela’s President Maduro, my asylee status is now formal, and no state has a basis by which to limit or interfere with my right to enjoy that asylum. As we have seen, however, some governments in Western European and North American states have demonstrated a willingness to act outside the law, and this behavior persists today. This unlawful threat makes it impossible for me to travel to Latin America and enjoy the asylum granted there in accordance with our shared rights.

Popular Resistance Newsletter – MIA: Rule of Law

July 12, 2013 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.popularresistance Newsletter Chelsea Manning, Criminal Justice and Prisons, Edward Snowden, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, Government, NSA, Surveillance

At the entrance to the New York City Courthouse, the words “Where Law Ends There Tyranny Begins” are inscribed in the marble wall. Our constitutional rights, particularly the first and fourth amendment rights, are disappearing. And the US government and national security state behave as if they are above the law. MIA Rule of Law risks the further division in the United States as the people see no path to justice. Private corporations contracted by the US government and others are tracking activists by monitoring social media and using geo-location tools.

Edward Snowden ‘Requests Human Rights Groups Meeting’

July 12, 2013 Staff, www.bbc.co.uk Educate! Edward Snowden, Human Rights

Edward Snowden has requested a meeting with human rights groups in Moscow, Russian officials say. Snowden wants to meet them later on Friday at Sheremetyevo airport, where he is thought to be staying. Airport spokeswoman Anna Zakharenkova confirmed the meeting would take place in the transit area, and was scheduled to for 17:00 local time (13:00 GMT). "We will provide access and premises," the AFP news agency quoted her as saying. Sergei Nikitin, the head of Amnesty International's Russia office, said he had received an invitation and planned to attend the gathering. Prominent Moscow lawyer Genrikh Padva is also reported to have been invited. Human Rights Watch representative Tanya Lokshina posted the text of the email purported to be from Mr Snowden on her Facebook page. In the message, the 30-year-old fugitive complained that the US government was waging an "unlawful campaign" to prevent him from securing asylum. "This dangerous escalation represents a threat not just to the dignity of Latin America or my own personal security, but to the basic right shared by every living person to live free from persecution," the message read.

Activists Thank Countries for Asylum for Snowden

July 11, 2013 Staff, www.PopularResistance.org Organize! Bolivia, Edward Snowden, Nicaragua, Venezuela

Activists have thanked Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela for offering asylum for Edward Snowden and have delivered a letter to Russia urging President Putin to provide Snowden with travel documents to allow him to go to one of those countries. They make the argument that Snowden's revelations are not "damaging" Russia's "partner," the United States but are actually strengthening democracy in the US as they give the American people the opportunity to stop these illegal activities.

Snowden: I Never Gave Any Information to Russian or Chinese Governments

July 10, 2013 Glenn Greenwald, www.guardian.co.uk Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, in an interview on Saturday and then again Tuesday afternoon, vehemently denied media claims that he gave classified information to the governments of China or Russia. He also denied assertions that one or both governments had succeeded in "draining the contents of his laptops". "I never gave any information to either government, and they never took anything from my laptops," he said. The extraordinary claim that China had drained the contents of Snowden's laptops first appeared in the New York Times in a June 24 article. The paper published the claim with no evidence and without any attribution to any identified sources.

Snowden Confirms NSA Created Stuxnet Virus with Israeli Aid

July 10, 2013 www.rt.com Educate! Edward Snowden, Iran

The Stuxnet virus that decimated Iranian nuclear facilities was created by the NSA and co-written by Israel, Edward Snowden has confirmed. The whistleblower added the NSA has a web of foreign partners who pay “marginal attention to human rights.” In an interview with Jacob Applebaum published in German daily Der Spiegel on Monday, Snowden stated that the US and Israel were behind the computer worm. Stuxnet infiltrated Iranian nuclear facility networks in 2009-2010 and was used to change the speed of thousands of gas-spinning centrifuges, sabotaging nuclear research.

11 Shocking Things Snowden Has Taught Us (So Far)

July 10, 2013 Angus West, www.globalpost.com Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA

Falling behind on the increasingly byzantine NSA scandal? We've got you covered. Here is an article that focuses not on Snowden (whether he's a hero or a traitor), but on what he's taught us about the NSA and how far our privacy has been compromised by a renegade and unaccountable intelligence agencies with so much power that the President and most of Congress won't challenge it.

Majority Sees Snowden as Whistleblower, Not Traitor

July 10, 2013 Jonathan D. Salant, www.bloomberg.com Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA

A majority of U.S. registered voters consider Edward Snowden a whistle-blower, not a traitor, and a plurality says government anti-terrorism efforts have gone too far in restricting civil liberties, a poll released today shows. Fifty-five percent said Snowden was a whistle-blower in leaking details about top-secret U.S. programs that collect telephone and Internet data, in the survey from Hamden, Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University. Thirty-four percent said he’s a traitor. Snowden, 30, worked for McLean, Virginia-based federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. (BAH)

New Video Interview with Edward Snowden Released

July 8, 2013 Glenn Greenwald, www.solitarywatch.org Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA

Whistleblowers are typically rendered incommunicado, either because they're in hiding, or advised by their lawyers to stay silent, or imprisoned. As a result, the public hears only about them, but never from them, which makes their demonization virtually inevitable. With that fact in mind, we published - almost a month ago - a 10-minute video interview with Edward Snowden to enable people to hear directly from him about what he did, why he did it, and what he hoped to achieve. For the last two weeks, Snowden has been unable to speak publicly as he attempts to secure asylum. During that time, all sorts of accusations, innuendo, and other demonization campaigns have been directed at him by political officials and various members of the US media.

Daniel Ellsberg: Snowden Made Right Choice When He Fled U.S.

July 8, 2013 Daniel Ellsburg, www.washingtonpost.com Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA

In my case, my authorized access in the Pentagon and the Rand Corp. to top-secret documents — which became known as the Pentagon Papers after I disclosed them — taught me that Congress and the American people had been lied to by successive presidentsand dragged into a hopelessly stalemated war that was illegitimate from the start. Snowden’s dismay came through access to even more highly classified documents — some of which he has now selected to make public — originating in the National Security Agency (NSA).

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