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Why should UK taxpayers foot the bill for Ukrainian oligarchs’ military adventures?
Back in 2003, with the illegal Iraq war looming and protests filling the streets of London in opposition, Vanity Fair's David Margolick came to Downing Street to interview Tony Blair. When the writer broached the topic of religion – to US politicians what bees are to honey – the former PM’s spin doctor Alastair Campbell interjected sharply: “We don’t do God.” Of course, privately, B [...]
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Masters of the Internet: GCHQ scanned entire countries for vulnerabilities
GCHQ is scanning servers in multiple foreign countries for vulnerable ports, according to German newspaper Heise. Using a tool called Hacienda, the intelligence agency seeks to "master the internet" for sources of espionage. Spanish for estate, Hacienda can port scan all of the servers in a country to provide information on user endpoints and scan for potential vulnerabilities. The ability to p [...]
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“We are giving all of our privacy for just the possibility of a little bit of safety”
Intelligence agencies like the NSA and GCHQ seek to scoop up literally every single form of digital and non-digital communication and data in the world all the time, political cartoonist and author Ted Rall told RT. It is very clear that the general mood in Europe as well as in the UK and in the USA is in favor of more privacy in the wake of Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations. [...]
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‘An Israel-free zone’: UK MP says Bradford doesn’t want Israeli goods, services or visitors
George Galloway has suggested the UK city of Bradford should be "an Israel-free zone," and has called for the district to issue a blanket boycott of Israeli goods, services, academics and tourists. Speaking on behalf of the Respect Party in Leeds, the MP for Bradford West encouraged a crowd gathered at a public meeting to back his stance and “do the same.” [...]
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News World news Arms trade UK government reviewing £8bn of arms sales to Israel
Ministers say contracts for military equipment will be individually examined to ensure they are not being used in Gaza offensive. The UK government is reviewing the sale of £8bn in arms and military goods to Israel to see whether each licence is "appropriate" in light of the conflict in Gaza, Downing Street has said. [...]
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Britain faces exposure over links to CIA secret torture sites
US Senate report may confirm that Diego Garcia was used for extraordinary rendition after 9/11. The government stands accused of seeking to conceal Britain's role in extraordinary rendition, ahead of the release of a declassified intelligence report that exposes the use of torture at US secret prisons around the world. [...]
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Cameron: We won’t start World War Three over Ukraine
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has said Britain was not going to "launch a European war or send the fleet to the Black Sea" over the Ukraine crisis, applying economic pressure instead. Mr. Cameron, was addressing a Q&A session with staff at the headquarters of United Utilities in Warrington when he said that the West had to stand up to Russia. [...]
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UK property bubble may jeopardize Britain’s economic recovery
Soaring house prices and persistently high levels of household debt could drive Britain's economy back into recession, the Bank of England's governor has warned. Challenged by Treasury select committee MPs on the subject of Britain’s financial stability, Mark Carney admitted the threat of a UK property bubble posed the most substantial risk to the state’s economic recovery. [...]
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