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From RussiaToday Published on Aug 20, 2013 The British government's attempts to stem the tide of articles on mass surveillance have gone beyond intimidating the journalist behind the publications. Just a day after Glenn Greenwald's partner was detained at Heathrow airport, The Guardian's editor, Alan Rusbridger, came forward describing how the authorities pressured the newspaper to destroy documents provided by NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Mr. Rusbridger has explained why he gave in to pressure from government agents, and destroyed hard-drives carrying information obtained from Edward Snowden. From TheBigPictureRT From RussiaToday Published on Aug 20, 2013 The British government's attempts to stem the tide of articles on mass surveillance have gone beyond intimidating the journalist behind the publications. Just a day after Glenn Greenwald's partner was detained at Heathrow airport, The Guardian's editor came forward describing how the authorities pressured the newspaper to destroy documents provided by NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The UK government has reportedly confirmed the move was sanctioned by the Prime Minister himself. From RTAmerica Published on Aug 19, 2013 Over the weekend, English authorities detained David Miranda for nine hours at London's Heathrow Airport. The 28-year-old Brazilian man is the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald who was responsible for releasing Edward Snowden's NSA mass surveillance leaks. Many critics believe that UK authorities are simply retaliating against Greenwald's reports, and RT's Sam Sacks has more on the scandalous tactics. |
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