Close U.S.-Jordan intel ties revealed by NSA memo leaked by Snowden

Close U.S.-Jordan intel ties revealed by NSA memo leaked by Snowden

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has developed a close intelligence relationship with Jordan. A classified memorandum by the U.S. National Security Agency disclosed an intimate relationship with Jordan’s intelligence community. The NSA memo, leaked by former CIA contractor Edward Snowden, asserted that the cooperation with Jordan focused on the Palestinian Authority and […]

Pyongyang nights: A modest proposal for Edward Snowden

Pyongyang nights: A modest proposal for Edward Snowden

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com Edward Snowden seems to have considered just about every conceivable option for asylum. At least two countries, Venezuela and Nicaragua, whose leaders are deeply critical of U.S. foreign policy, are happy to accept him. He would no doubt be glad to live in either while disclosing still more […]

Should Glenn Greenwald be above the law?

Should Glenn Greenwald be above the law?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid Some in the media are aghast that NBC’s David Gregory asked Glenn Greenwald a perfectly reasonable question on Meet the Press: “To the extent that you have aided and abetted [NSA leaker Edward] Snowden, even in his current movements, why shouldn’t you, Mr. Greenwald, be charged with a crime?” […]

Who needs the Fourth Amendment? Don’t you trust your government?

Who needs the Fourth Amendment? Don’t you trust your government?

Wesley Pruden Trust us. Would your government – and the private contractors your government hires to do the work – do anything bad? Snooping into the intimate details of the lives of everyone is not nice. Besides, it could be worse, and that’s all the proof anyone needs to see that it’s not really bad […]