Only One Percent Of Snowden’s Leaks Published.

*Source: Ben Swann

The Guardian claims to have published only one percent of the material leaked by National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Snowden’s leaks revealed government spying by the United States and British governments.
Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, said that although Snowden leaked about 58,000 files, his paper only published “about one percent” of the total material. “I would not expect us to be publishing a huge amount more,” Rusbridger said as he was questioned by Parliament’s home affairs committee.

The editor also insisted that The Guardian did not put national security at risk or assist terrorists, as some government officials have accused. Rather, Rusbridger argued that the leaks helped the public as a whole by igniting a world-wide conversation about government surveillance.

He said, “There is no doubt in my mind … that newspapers have done something that oversight has failed to do.”

Still, the British government was so convinced that the leaks aided terrorism that a criminal investigation was launched and David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, was detained. The British government will not disclose much information about the case, including the specific offenses The Guardian allegedly committed.

Rusbridger went on to say that his newspaper has been under immense pressure from government officials: “I feel that some of this activity has been designed to intimidate the Guardian.” He argued that this would be “inconceivable” in America, where journalists are protected by the First Amendment.

Britain has no constitutional right to free speech. The Guardian is a relatively small publication, with circulation just under 200,000 (although its online presence is fairly sizable). The government treatment of the paper exposes the way the British government views free speech — the freedom of expression is tolerated, so long as it does not “threaten” the public good.

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U.S. House Stenographer 'Couldn't Be Better' After Late-Night Rant.

*Source: Reuters



(Reuters) - A House of Representatives stenographer who was pulled from the chamber ranting about Freemasons during this week's vote on raising the U.S. debt ceiling said on Friday she "couldn't be better" when asked how she was feeling after the outburst.

In a brief phone interview, the stenographer, 48-year-old Dianne Reidy, declined to comment on what motivated her to stand up on the House floor on Wednesday night and make comments including: "The greatest deception here is this is not one nation under God. It never was."

Reached at her Maryland home on Friday, Reidy declined to elaborate on her comments, saying: "It's not where I'm going, it's where God's going."

Reidy was hauled off the House floor during Wednesday night's vote to end the federal government shutdown and increase the U.S. borrowing authority. She was interviewed by Capitol Police officers and taken to a hospital for a brief evaluation.

Her husband, Dan Reidy, told the New York Post that his wife had been working extremely long hours and having a hard time sleeping during the 16-day shutdown.

"Two weeks, waking up in the middle of the night," Reidy told the Post. "She's like, 'I can't sleep, God's got me in the work.'"

Freemasons are a centuries-old fraternal organization. Several of the country's founders, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere, were Freemasons.

Officials with the House Office of the Clerk did not immediately respond to questions regarding Reidy's employment status.

(Reporting by Scott Malone in Boston; Editing by Eric Beech)

SHOCKER! Obama's DOJ Won't Say Free Speech Towards Religion Will Remain Legal In US!

Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez of the Dept. of Justice refuses to answer the question on whether free speech towards criticism of any religion shall remain legal. Do you see where this is headed?



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The US Government’s Double Standard of who is a Terrorist.

*Source: The Loner Watchdog

There is a double standard in the US government when it comes to who is a terrorist and who is not. We know who is part of the government and who is the enemy of the establishment. Homeland Security has designated returning veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan as potential terrorist in their intelligence reports they passed out to all local law enforcement agencies.

First, we have a former US Marine who is now being detained in a Psych Ward for Facebook post that just expressed his opposition to the New World Order and the Banking system. He is being punished for his free speech. I thought the State of Virginia would not go along with the NDAA, yet they allowed the Feds to come in and violate this highly decorated US Marine his right to due process and his right to Habeas Corpus. Where is the Virgina State Governor or the Attorney General, should they be fighting for this former Marine Right ot Free Speech and Dee Process under the law?”

Then we have the new Black Panther Party who has in the past made terroristic threats against white Americans in the Treyvon Martin case. They have made real threats of using guns and starting riots actually killing white people in their racist remarks. Now the Black Panther party is back against making threats again against the conservatives at the Republican National Convention. In both cases, the Black Panther Group was calling for actual violence.

This the same Black Panther Group back on Election day on Nov. 2008 threatening voters waiting to go inside the polling place to vote. The US Justice Department was supposed to investigate the matter. Looking at the video footage, those words are terroristic threats. Eric Holder and the Justice Department looked the other way and did not pursue prosecution. It just shows our government is not about justice, but the end justifies the means philosophy.

We have the Shooting at the Family Research Council by a not case reading the Southern Poverty Law Center calling this organization a hate group. There is nothing calling this a hate crime or calling for tolerance. It barely made it on the radar screen in the mainstream media.

When there was the Gabriel Giffords Shooting. The Death of a Constable near Texas A&M in a shootout, the Auroora Shooting in a movie theater and the Sikh Temple shooting. and the killing of Police officers in New Orleans. There is a knee jerk reaction to blame it on the Tea Party and Patriots as a way to demonize their political enemies and opposition. This shows the hypocrisy of the US Government and the Media of who is a terrorist.

There is a double standard when it comes to who is a terrorist and who is not. A US Marine makes a few comments on Facebook against the ruling establishment and the racist organization that is making real threats against a group of people at a political event. Chances are the Black Panthers are a FBI COINTELPRO operation for the purpose of inciting hatred. The Feds will not touch them,

If we made the comments the Black Panthers made. We would all be taken away by a SWAT team so fast. The media would make a firestorm out of it for weeks to come. All the Tap Party people and Patriots would be demonized as haters. They would have a field day if we made such threats. The US Government is desperate to demonize their political enemies

The US Marine speaking out, even though some of his Facebook comments were ill advised. It did not call for violence like the Black Panthers have called. The detention of the US Marine is nothing more then just trying to send a chilling effect to all the patriots and lovers of liberty to stay silent not to speak out opposing the New Word Order or they will be arrested.

Why is the DHS at the RNC convention saying look out for them Ron Paul people and not pay attention to the Black Panthers who actually made threats against conservatives. In the Black Panthers own words said specifically how they will hurt the republicans in Tampa. Why are they not being arrested? Because they are all Feds in disguise being used to incite violence to provoke the patriots.

The Black Panthers with the blessing of COINTELPRO will try to provoke something in Tampa to blame it on the Patriots and the Ron Paul supporter as racist using agent provocateurs to incite violence. I hope we have vigilant people on the ground in Tampa to neutralize these threats so everything stays peaceful without incident. The Patriots are the number one enemy according to the US Government they are desperate to discredit and demonize. Let’s not give them a good excuse to let that happen.

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Unlike: Marine 'To Be Dismissed' In Shame For Criticizing Obama On Facebook.

*Source: RT

US marine Sgt. Gary Stein should be dismissed for criticizing President Barack Obama on his Facebook page: that is the verdict passed by a military board looking into Stein’s case.

Following a special hearing at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the corps board recommended that the marine is given the other-then-honorable discharge stripping him of benefits. If the ruling passes, Stein will also be banned from any US military base.

Stain’s lawyers insist that their client, who superimposed images of Obama’s face on a poster for the movie called “Jackass”, did nothing more than exercise his right to free speech.

"We are truly surprised and disappointed but it was an honor to fight for a hero like Sgt. Stein and every other marine's right to speak freely," Stein’s defense lawyer marine Captain James Baehr said, as quoted by the Associated Press news agency.

Baehr stressed that Stein had, in fact, not broken any existing law.

Both the American Civil Liberties Union and United States Justice Foundation, two groups of which Stein’s lawyers are members, claim that his First Amendment rights are being violated.

However, prosecutor Captain John Torresala told the panel that the nine-year marine had repeatedly violated Pentagon policies which limit the free speech rights of service members. He said that Stein should be dismissed after ignoring a warning from his superiors about his Facebook activities.

According to Torresala, the marine’s improper anti-Obama Facebook comments and postings could have influenced junior marines.

On his Facebook page called Armed Forces Tea Party, Sgt. Gary Stein also superimposed Obama’s face on a poster for the movie The Incredibles, renaming it into The Horribles. The Marine Corps board decided to take action after Stein declared on Facebook that he would not follow unlawful orders, including from Obama.

Sgt. Gary Stein insists that all Facebook views were his own and not the military’s. He has also put a relevant disclaimer on his Facebook page.

Until the final decision is made, the marine has been moved from his job at the marine recruiting depot in San Diego and assigned a desk job with no access to a computer.

Pentagon policies limit servicemen’s freedom of speech, which includes criticizing the country’s commander-in-chief. Military personnel cannot set up a political club and must refrain from supporting any political party or candidate on TV or at any public event. Commissioned officers are also banned from using contemptuous words against senior officials.

Obama Makes Free Speech A Felony.

Marine Charged For Criticizing Obama

*Source: RT

On Wednesday Marine Sgt. Gary Stein was notified by the Marine Corps that he was in violation of the Pentagon’s policy for blatantly condemning President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

Stein’s actions could now lead to his dismissal and a possible downgrade in ranking.

The Marine who is based in Camp Pendleton, California, created a Facebook page called “Armed Forces Tea Party,” which currently has approximately 19,000 likes and has photos showcasing slogans such as “NObama” and “One Nation, under Obama, with poverty and unemployment for all,” has been under the microscope since 2010.

Stein was first warned by his superiors two years ago after he launched the social media page on Facebook critiquing Obama care. Stein offered to remove the page while he revised the rules at the bidding of his superiors.

According to Stein, after the revision of the rules he determined he was not in violation.

Earlier this month the Marine Corps released a statement alleging Stein's commanding officer ordered a preliminary inquiry of the social media page after hearing allegations that Stein posted controversial political statements about the Commander in Chief on Facebook.

The remarks made by the sergeant were in reference to an online debate regarding NATO permitting US troops to be put on trial for burning copies of the Quran in Afghanistan.

The statement that got the Marine into this predicament was he claimed he would not follow orders from the president if the orders meant he had to detain US citizens, disarming them or doing anything that would violate their constitutional rights.

"After reviewing the findings of the preliminary inquiry, the commander decided to address the allegations through administrative action," the Corps said.

According to the Associated Press, Stein created the page in hopes of encouraging fellow servicemen and women to exercise their right to free speech. He also added that he would not follow the “unlawful” orders of the president.

But on the page it clearly states the page is “to offer a forum that will allow the voices of the US Armed Forces to stand with the Tea Party movement, and be heard.”

The Marine added, "I've done nothing wrong. I've only stated what our oath states that I will defend the constitution and that I will not follow unlawful orders. If that's a crime, what is America coming to?"

Stein is now fighting the charges and claiming his innocence for violating the Pentagon’s policies and submitted the paperwork to extend his service with the Marine Corp which is due to expire in a few months, reported the AP.

If his actions lead to a violation of the Pentagon’s policy he will be discharge and have his rank lowered to lance corporal.

According to Pentagon policy, military persons in uniform cannot support or sponsor a political club or party. Also participating in any kind of mass media interview or discussion regarding political parties or a specific candidate are strictly prohibited. Commissioned officers are banned from using disdainful remarks against senior officials, including the defense secretary or the president.

John 3:16 Valentine's Day Messages Confiscated by Elementary School

*Source: Christian Post

The American Center for Law and Justice has come to the defense of a Wisconsin mother, Melissa Wolf, whose child was told by his elementary school that he couldn't distribute Christian-themed messages to his classmates as a part of Valentine's Day.

"Essentially, a student has a right to free speech unless that speech is substantially disruptive to the school ... There's no way that distributing John 3:16 is disruptive to school operations in any way, shape or form," David French, the ACLJ attorney who is representing the boy's mother, told The Christian Post on Monday.

The ACLJ is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that focuses on defending "religious and constitutional freedoms," according to the group's website.

Second-grader Dexter Thielhelm, a student at James Madison Elementary School in Sheboygan, Wis., was sent to school on Valentine's Day with homemade valentines to pass out to his classmates. Each valentine consisted of a plastic water bottle that was filled with heart-shaped candy and came with a note that said "Jesus Loves You" and had the text of John 3:16 printed on it.

According to a letter sent from the ACLJ to the Sheboygan Area School District on Feb. 17, a teacher notified the school's principal, Matthew Driscoll, when Thielhelm began distributing the religious messages. Driscoll said the religious note had to be removed from each valentine before Thielhelm could continue giving them out.

The school district is arguing that students and parents should have been notified before any religious materials were distributed, giving them the ability to opt out of receiving any unwanted material.

"There was no prior notice to the school district or parents that a direct religious message would be presented to students," Joseph Sheehan, the district's superintendent, said in a written statement obtained by the Sheboygan Press. "Accordingly, there was no opportunity to request parent authorization for students to accept or refuse to accept the message, which forced the district to take this action."

But French says the U.S. Constitution protects the free speech rights of Thielhelm as long as he is not being disruptive, and the school is not required to give parents and students the chance to "opt out" of materials being distributed by a student.

"This is student's free speech. The opt-out provisions usually apply when you're talking about a school program, not the student's free speech," said French.

"The fact that it was religious is irrelevant to the constitutional analysis. It's not like religious speech by a private citizen is any more suspect, or is any less protected, than any other form of speech."

Sheehan told the Sheboygan Press that the school district is now working with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards to develop a new policy on the distribution of religious materials in the district's schools.

The Green Bay Press Gazette reports that Wolf has two other children who attend James Madison Elementary, and their valentines were also confiscated by the school. She also has another son who attends one of the school district's charter schools, Lake Country Academy, but was able to pass out identical valentines to his classmates without any such problems.

French says the school board needs to acknowledge Thielhelm's free speech rights, and allow the boy and other students to distribute religious messages as long as they are not being disruptive.

"People need to understand that religious speech isn't second-class speech," French asserted.

Student Suspended for Saying Being Gay Is Wrong

No matter what your view on the issue of homosexuality is, the school was way out of line with this. Free speech is definetely on it's death bed.

Source: myFOXdfw

FORT WORTH, Texas - A Fort Worth high school student was sent to the principal’s office earlier this week for telling another classmate he believes homosexuality is wrong.

Fourteen-year-old Dakota Ary spent most of the day Tuesday serving an in-school suspension. It was punishment for discussion in his German class at Fort Worth’s Western Hills High School.

“We were talking about religions in Germany. I said, ‘I’m a Christian. I think being a homosexual is wrong,’” he said. “It wasn’t directed to anyone except my friend who was sitting behind me. I guess [the teacher] heard me. He started yelling. He told me he was going to write me an infraction and send me to the office.”

An assistant principal called Ary’s mother at work to let her know he was in trouble.

“At first I was in disbelief. My son is on the honor roll with great grades. I don’t have any problems out of him,” Holly Pope said.

After hearing Ary’s explanation of what happened, the assistant principal reduced the original suspension from two days to one. But Pope was not satisfied with that.

“He was stating an opinion. He has a right to do that. They punished him for it,” she said.

Attorney Matt Krause joined Ary and his mom at a Wednesday morning meeting with the principal. They asked for the blemish to be taken off his record and reassurance there would be no retaliation.

“Students don’t lose their first amendment rights just because they go in the schoolhouse door,” Krause said.

District spokesman Clint Bond said the Fort Worth Independent School District does not comment on specific employee or student-related issues.

“We are following district policy in our review of the circumstances and any resolution will likewise be in accordance with district policy,” Bond said.

If Ary continues taking German he’ll have to learn from the same teacher who punished him. His mom is relying on faith that things will work out.

“I want to believe the school will make the right decision. That’s something the school will need to handle,” she said.