Tag Archives: PRISM

We’re all Winston Smiths now

Posted on Tuesday 11 June 2013 by Rob Godfrey

Over this last week, what with various Orwell quotes in newspaper comment sections, I must have read 1984 from cover to cover. On the otherhand, many readers seem to think that the American National Security Agency (NSA) scandal only involves … Continue reading →

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Bilderburg and Aunty Beeb

Posted on Sunday 9 June 2013 by Rob Godfrey

The UK foreign secretary, William Hague, went on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show this morning and said that it was “fanciful” and “nonsense” to suggest that GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) had illegally worked with America’s NSA (National Security Agency) to … Continue reading →

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A long, dark night of the soul

Posted on Saturday 8 June 2013 by Rob Godfrey

I have the greatest respect for Glenn Greenwald, but the story he broke this week was not really news (here). It’s been widely known for a long time now that just about all electronic communication is recorded by the US … Continue reading →

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