Glenn Greenwald is connecting the dots again on a story that is hard to believe but he provides the links to the State Dept reports outlining how we condemn Russia for human rights abuses and our congress is approving the same actions to be conducted on Americans - infringing on our privacy rights with surveillance. In Zimbabwe they passed a similar law to what Congress is considering citing that they do it in the US and it is called the "Dictator's tool kit" by the opposition in their country. All claims are resourced and links are provided in this thoughtful analysis.

See review of the McClatchy article, above, I'm too lazy to post it twice. Sorry about that.

The title of this article is unusually descriptive. Greenwald draws attention to the list of countries that ban HIV-positive individuals from entry. Most Americans would not be proud of the company: Armenia, Colombia, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sudan, USA and Yemen. On the issue of private communications, Greenwald draws undeniable comparisons between USA, Russia and Zimbabwe, three countries whose leaders aim to spy on citizens without warrants, oversight or other safeguards. Sadly, even long time despot Robert Mugabe cites American eavesdropping programs as justification for those of his own dictatorship.

Greenwald is working hard to see that the mammoth telecoms, renowned for their generosity to Dems and Repubs alike, don't get immunity for illegal acts that they knowingly committed for profit. In this article he keeps the flame alive by putting illegal eavesdropping in a broader context, showing how on the international stage the US preaches against what it practices and--most importantly--how this undermines human rights worldwide. At the end of GG's excellent articles one always wonders why are there so few people writing with such persuasiveness on these vital topics?

Glenn Greenwald is an excellent news source. He's well reasoned, well researched, and articulate. This article in particular draws the lines that create the image of the fascist state we're living in today by comparison to, by our own definitions, to other nations we consider fascist.

This opinion piece highlights some our current US hypocrisy by citing State Department criticism of Russia for warrantless wiretapping even though the practice has been employed in the US and Congress is currently in the process of further legalizing it. While the article is opinion, it employs direct quotations from government critcism of others to make its point.

So the US is just like the old Soviet KGB. If only this were true Glen Greenwald would be residing in a concentration camp in northern Alaska instead of wasting our time with this nonsense.