Introduced by an emcee acknowledging that “some in the audience may not be comfortable” honoring him, ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden received a standing ovation on Thursday when he weighed in via video link from an undisclosed location and accepted an award for “truth-telling.” (more)
May 2014
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Fri 2 May 2014
Snowden Draws Standing Ovation at ‘Truth-Telling’ Awards Ceremony
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Fri 2 May 2014
Germany blocks Edward Snowden from testifying in person in NSA inquiry
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Officials say a personal invitation for US whistleblower to attend hearing would put ‘grave strain’ on US-German relations (more…)
Fri 2 May 2014
The Obama administration said it filed 1,655 applications with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2013, down from 1,856 the previous year. The court maintained its controversial record of virtually never rejecting a government surveillance request, doing so zero times in 2013. (more…)