Ray Interviewed by RT on Snowden’s Asylum Appeal to Russia


The ball is now in Russia’s court. One lingering question: Did the Russians mousetrap the U.S. into believing that, by leaning unceremoniously on European countries to force down Bolivian President Evo Morales’s plane on July 2, Edward Snowden could be plucked from the rest room? Just a hunch … but how much more egg-on-face can Washington accumulate?
 (5 minutes)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3X9p8C3teU

 

Ray on Aljazeera July 11, after the Guardian/Snowden disclosures re Microsoft (and Skype, etc.) giving NSA and FBI access to most of our stuff

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Microsoft, which makes the operating system used on 92 percent of the computers in the world, is shown helping the NSA “CIRCUMVENT MICROSOFT’S OWN ENCRYPTION.”

Ray parses Microsoft’s rejoinder that it “does not provide any government with blanket or direct access to Sky Drive, Outlook.com, Skype or any Microsoft product.” Lawyers’ word games afoot here. Sadly for Microsoft and the NSA, the loyal-legal-beagle obfuscation has become radiantly transparent now that information in the various official documents has been made available.

“But why would they (Microsoft) do this?” Ray is asked. Simple: $$$$$$$$$$$$.

http://youtu.be/bY9YhXbqeM8

 

Edward Snowden Honored by Former Intelligence Officials
Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence


http://consortiumnews.com/2013/07/08/snowden-honored-by-ex-intel-officials/

 

Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence announced on July 8 that Edward Snowden has been named recipient of its annual award for truth telling. (The traditional Citation and Corner-Brightener Candlestick Holder will be presented to Snowden as soon as it appears safe to do so.)

Previous awardees are Coleen Rowley of the FBI; Katharine Gun of British Intelligence; Sibel Edmonds of the FBI; Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan; Sam Provance; former US Army Sgt. at Abu Ghraib; Maj. Frank Grevil of Danish Army Intelligence; Larry Wilkerson, Col., US Army (ret.), former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell; Julian Assange of WikiLeaks; Thomas Drake, former senior NSA executive; Jesselyn Radack, Director of National Security and Human Rights, Government Accountability Project; and Thomas Fingar, former Assistant Secretary of State and Director, National Intelligence Council.

 

Ray interviewed on Whistleblowing — with Tom Klammer of “Tell Somebody,” KKFI FM, Kansas City, MO

Ray describes historical examples of truth telling (aka whistleblowing) — both those of patriots who took great risks in stepping up to the plate, and by those (including Ray) who lacked the courage. Since Edward Snowden, on February 8, was given this year’s Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence, Ray discusses the significance of the award and the implications of its being presented to Snowden.
 (40 minutes)

https://soundcloud.com/tellsomebodyradio/ts-july-9-2013-ray-mcgovern