Chris Hedges provides critical context for latest hostage death in Syria “the terror we give is the terror we get”…..
--read Hedges' commentary here
--White House confirms death of American Kayla Mueller, reportedly by a Jordanian air strike
--in NY Times, James Risen recaps the 9/11 lawsuit against Saudis that produced recent declaration from Moussaoui about funding from Saudi royals
--in excerpt from our new in-depth interview with lawyer and journalist Scott Horton talks about the “narcotic” of government secrecy
--in recent reports, reporters Jason Leopold and Conor Friedersdorf expose the fight between CIA and Senate staffers
--Sony hack leads Obama to add new cyber threat agency, says Pando
--last week, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) said Guantanamo prisoners “can rot in hell”, revealing massive ignorance
--Gitmo hearing into government spying on legal meetings delayed as defendants object to interpreter who had worked at black sites where they were tortured
--Obama and Netanyahu trade barbs over Bibi’s plans to address Congress
--Sen. Elizabeth Warren presses for prosecutions against criminal bankers in HSBC case
--listener Hillary Blanchard sent LA Times clipping about recent spike in the amount of waste from fracking and oil drilling in California, as state orders limits on wastewater in aquifers
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