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by nsns 13y ago
Interfax: 15:41 Snowden has no Russian visa, will wait for flight to Havana in airport transit zone source
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Not only his leaks, even his itinerary makes the US look bad.
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At least it will be stored for posterity.
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Can't we simply utter "pardon Snowden" into our Skype or cellphone knowing it's being recorded?
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Pinyin: "Datong".
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Right, not to mention that US citizens have already been executed without trial on foreign soil.
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The real problem is not in Singapore, but in Indonesia, and with the companies that are responsible for starting the fires. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/06/20/ri-dodges-haze...
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Remember, it's a slogan , and slogans only exist to establish a brand. Is Coca-Cola really the "real thing"?
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Japan: Animal-human embryo test clears first hurdle(japantimes.co.jp)
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UK government issues notice to BBC to limit publication of surveillance tactics(guardian.co.uk)
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New Leak Indicates U.S. and Britain Eavesdropped at ’09 World Conferences(nytimes.com)
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the golden age for DVDs only lasted about 10 years Or better still: the golden age for mechanical reproduction only lasted about a 100 years.
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Not to mention all those who lack the required expertise, yet also deserve privacy. That's why instead of looking for ways to ditch these services, we need to make sure they are audited on a regular basis, and that government agencies
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By why do all these pseudo-lefty celebs (Wolf, Maher, etc.) make it a point to smear Snowden? They seem to be doing it of their own volition.
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But wouldn't any new innovator simply be bought by one of the three as soon as it becomes successful?
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e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Greenspan#Objectivism
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Regardless of his fate or the consequences of his revelations, he scarified his life for us. My respect for him is boundless. It's also a reminder of the vital and essential difference between fighting for liberty and Ayn Rand-ish &quo
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Between the lines it seems the NYT is somewhat jealous Snowden did not come to it with his materials (when the news broke they quoted "a British newspaper" instead of mentioning The Guardian by name!). But they do make a good poi
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A list of Culture spaceships: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spacecraft_in_the_Cultu...
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I think the Wasp Factory, although obviously well written, was mostly functional, it got Banks the recognition he deserved, and initiated his literary career. He did write other novels before it, which only got published afterwards, and at
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Here's a strong recommendation to anyone who hasn't read yet The Bridge by Banks, to go and read that wonderful novel. Not to mention his classic and highly imaginative Sci-fi novels: The Player of Games, Feersum Endjinn, Use of W
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Israeli Cyberwar Veterans Developed NSA Snooping Technology(richardsilverstein.com)
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I did not mean in any way to imply I'd prefer anything but democracy, just to remind us of its panoptic[0] urge. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticism
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Perhaps, but the government did not care how many children were born or old men died in some remote village.
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So called "Totalitarian" regimes only spy on dissidents and free thinkers, they don't give a f * about other people. It's only democratic regimes that tend to keep a tally of every citizen and his/her movements.
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The post-9/11 US administration is a post-traumatic patient, and should be treated as such: occasional delusions, paranoid thoughts, mood swings, self-harm...
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The name's very important as a link to the fight against neo-liberal capitalism, these protests are not just about state power.
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There's that extremely influential one, whose currency states "in god we trust".
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And at times they would, out of the blue, cancel a taste you really like.

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