Glenn
Greenwald on the Surveillance State and Orwell's Dystopian
Future
Sonali Kolhatkar, TruthDig
Kolhatkar writes: "Investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald, best known for his reporting on the U.S. surveillance state, told me that in the year since he first met whistle-blower Edward Snowden, he went back and re-read Orwell’s dystopian novel '1984.'"
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Sonali Kolhatkar, TruthDig
Kolhatkar writes: "Investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald, best known for his reporting on the U.S. surveillance state, told me that in the year since he first met whistle-blower Edward Snowden, he went back and re-read Orwell’s dystopian novel '1984.'"
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Gitmo
Detainees' Lawyers Invoke Hobby Lobby Decision in Court Filing
Philip J. Victor, Al Jazeera America
Victor writes: "Lawyers for two Guantanamo Bay detainees have filed motions asking a U.S. court to block officials from preventing the inmates from taking part in communal prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The lawyers argue that – in light of the Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby decision – the detainees’ rights are protected under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)."
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Philip J. Victor, Al Jazeera America
Victor writes: "Lawyers for two Guantanamo Bay detainees have filed motions asking a U.S. court to block officials from preventing the inmates from taking part in communal prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The lawyers argue that – in light of the Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby decision – the detainees’ rights are protected under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)."
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Germany
Arrests Double Agent Recruited by US to Spy on Berlin's NSA
Inquiry
Bloomberg News
Excerpt: "German authorities have arrested a man identified by media as a German intelligence officer who allegedly passed secrets to the U.S."
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Bloomberg News
Excerpt: "German authorities have arrested a man identified by media as a German intelligence officer who allegedly passed secrets to the U.S."
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37 Shot in
Surge of Weekend Holiday Violence in Chicago
NBC Chicago
Excerpt: "A surge of overnight violence struck Chicago on the Fourth of July with at least 22 people shot overnight, bringing the total number of people shot since the long holiday weekend began to 37."
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NBC Chicago
Excerpt: "A surge of overnight violence struck Chicago on the Fourth of July with at least 22 people shot overnight, bringing the total number of people shot since the long holiday weekend began to 37."
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Pope Francis
to Meet Sexual Assault Victims for First Time Ever
Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: "Pope Francis will meet victims of pedophile priests for the first time on Monday, as a Vatican commission moves to address the problem of clerical sex abuse in developing countries."
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Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: "Pope Francis will meet victims of pedophile priests for the first time on Monday, as a Vatican commission moves to address the problem of clerical sex abuse in developing countries."
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US Teen Beaten
by Israeli Police
News.com.au and Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: "The parents of Tariq Abu Khder, a 15-year-old cousin of a Palestinian youth murdered earlier this week, have told news agency AFP their son was arrested in Shuafat after being beaten by police on Thursday during his holiday stay in the area."
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News.com.au and Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: "The parents of Tariq Abu Khder, a 15-year-old cousin of a Palestinian youth murdered earlier this week, have told news agency AFP their son was arrested in Shuafat after being beaten by police on Thursday during his holiday stay in the area."
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