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Tag Archives: Edward Snowden
Weapons of Mass-Surveillance
Once upon a time a little country in the South Pacific outpost of a great empire woke up and started to have a discussion about it’s place in the world. This was a serious discussion and became part of the national … Continue reading
It’s just not Cricket: New Zealand caught underarm bowling
The Edward Snowden files show the Government playing dirty in international politics. The Prime Minister tries – and it is painful to watch – to dismiss the revelations by calling the messengers “just an anti-American bunch of plonkers”. However this is a serious blow to New … Continue reading
Posted in Media Grabs, politics, Society
Tagged Edward Snowden, five eyes, Fran O'Sullivan, John Key, Tim Groser, Underarm bowling incident of 1981
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How long will John Key succeed with his contempt for voters ?
It does not stop to amaze me how John Key and the National Party treat voters in Northland and the general public in New Zealand with contempt. They must assume that we are not only stupid but the enemy and they … Continue reading
Posted in Media Grabs, politics, Society
Tagged Edward Snowden, ISDS, John Key. Mike Sabin, Kim Dotcom, TPPA, Winston Peters
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Do we want to live in a free society or in a Stasi style surveillance state ?
Call me naive but I am disappointed that the latest spying revelations hardly raised an eyebrow in so many people. All our communication be it via the internet, mobile phones, use of credit or other plastic cards and any other digital … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Society
Tagged Citizenfour, Edward Snowden, five eyes network, GCSB, Gestapo, John Key, NSA, Stasi, Toby Manhire
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SIS chief: We’re about security not spying – Yeah right
New head of the SIS Rebecca Kitteridge wants to change the image of the spy agency. What is obvious is that she is on a public relations drive to change the public’s image of SIS agents. She obviously doesn’t want to change … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward Snowden, Rebecca Kitteridge, secret service makeover, Sir Ted Thomas, SIS
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