The woman’s attorneys are hoping to have her released during her trial and living with her mother. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The woman accused of leaking top secret NSA information will be back in federal court Friday. Reality Winner’s attorneys have filed a motion for another bond hearing. They say she is entitled to pre-trial […]
Pope Francis Is “Time” Magazine’s Person Of The Year “Time” magazine has announced Pope Francis early Wednesday morning as their 2013 Person of the Year. Credited for…
News that the U.S. has been spying on foreign leaders has dominated headlines this week. Could it really be that President Obama didn’t know about the surveillance? With hit shows like “Scandal” addressing such a scenario (B-613, anybody?), is pop culture imitating the U.S. government? Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin spoke with Professor […]
NyTimes With the recent revelations brought up by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden; it underscores the increasingly deep connections between Silicon Valley and the agency and the degree to which they are now in the same business. Both hunt for ways to collect, analyze and exploit large pools of data about millions of Americans. The […]
Washington (CNN) — A series of blog posts on Monday purportedly by Edward Snowden said he leaked classified details about U.S. surveillance programs because President Barack Obama worsened “abusive” practices instead of curtailing them as he promised as a candidate. In 90 minutes of live online chatting, the person identified as Snowden by Britain’s Guardian […]
I was amused this evening to catch a glimpse of a CNN show asking this question, as if either characterization is correct. In my judgment, based on what I know from the media thus far, Snowden is neither a hero nor a traitor, but he is most certainly a criminal who deserves serious punishment. I […]