EVERYONE’S MISSING THE POINTBarry LandoThe jubilation of Americans and Western leaders at the death of Osama bin Laden, though understandable, misses the point. In many ways, the figure gunned down in Pakistan was already irrelevant—more a symbol of past dangers than a real threat for the future.Indeed, from the point of view of America and many of its allies, the most menacing symbol in the Arab world today is not bin Laden but another Arab who recently met a violent death—Mohamed Bouazizi, the 26-year-old Tunisian fruit vendor who chose to set...
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
ASSANGE: FACEBOOK ‘MOST APPALLING SPYING MACHINE EVER’
ASSANGE: FACEBOOK ‘MOST APPALLING SPYING MACHINE EVER’ May 2, 2011In a recent interview with Russia Today, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had harsh words for Facebook, denouncing the company for enabling the U.S. government to keep close tabs on the behavior, relationships and personal details of its citizens. —ARK“Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented. Here we have the world’s most comprehensive database about people—their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, their communications...
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