Tears of the Moon: 06/14/13

Friday, June 14, 2013

Weekend Chillout - The Police State

Stunning revelations of the extent of NSA snooping this week, although every serious IT professional and Vladamir Putin knew it was going on for at least 10 years - but it was nice to see the facts out in the open, if only to say "I told you so" to those who trust their masters. Anyway what would this week's chillout be without a song honouring our shinny, if not so new, police state.

"Every Breath You Take"

Every call you take
Every text you make
Every code you break
Every step you take
We'll be watching you

Every single day
Every word you say
Every time you pay
Every night and day
We'll be watching you

Every move you make
Every law you break
Every like you fake
Every right at stake
We'll be watching you

US Spy Data Centre to open in Utah

From AlJazeeraEnglish

Published on Jun 13, 2013
As the world reacts to the news that the United States has been secretly mining unprecedented amounts of global phone and email traffic, the US National Security Agency is building a place to do it bigger and better. The secret facility will store masses of information collected through covert operations.
Al Jazeera's John Hendren has been to Salt Lake City to see it.

Obama to Step Up Support of Syrian Rebels

From AssociatedPress

Published on Jun 13, 2013

President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons against opposition forces.

From AlJazeeraEnglish

Published on Jun 13, 2013
Mortar shells have been fired at Damascus airport in the latest clashes in Syria.The UN has told Al Jazeera that a third of Syria's population is now displaced either inside the country or across the border.Al Jazeera's Osama Bin Javaid reports on the latest fighting.