The Imperial City And The World
One of NSA Director Keith Alexander's cruelest feats? Forcing some of his fiercest critics (us) again to defend American self-interest and the role and purpose of intelligence. Neocons remain America's malignant Id at her moment of apogee. As … [Continue reading]
We're not smart enough to appreciate Barrack Obama. To cut the story short, that's his press conference on intelligence oversight this past Friday. He proposes no changes really to current intelligence practices. For those crediting Snowden and … [Continue reading]
Cut to scene: Ed Snowden flees to Hong Kong, spending his 30th birthday there at the Russian consulate. Yet we are told his immediate run to Moscow was both unplanned and caught the Russian government completely by surprise. Some tabulate the … [Continue reading]
Episode Recap State of play so far since our last episode. Putin bemoans now being stuck with an unwelcome Christmas present (Snowden). Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia offer Snowden asylum but can't get him there. The man of the hour meanwhile … [Continue reading]
L'Affaire Snowden is pretty much a Rorschach test. Except with consequences. We haven't weighed in almost at all so far. Frankly, most of the froth -- from allegedly scandalized American sans cullottes to the security Nomenklatura -- have been … [Continue reading]