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.