Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens for Legitimate Government
10 Jul 2013
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Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D.
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Snowden could fly under UN passport, as Donald Woods did to leave S.Africa in 1978 - CLG
Posted by Lori Price, www.legitgov.org 09 Jul 2013 Edward Snowden could fly under a United Nations passport. I thought of this idea when I recalled the history of South Africa's Daily Dispatch editor and anti-apartheid activist, Donald Woods. Woods, who befriended Black Consciousness Movement founder Steve Biko, was banned for five years by the South African government. An elaborate plan was concocted to smuggle Woods to freedom; the plan to escape commenced on New Year's Eve, 1977. While under house arrest, Woods evaded his guards. "Woods hitchhiked 300 miles (480 km) before attempting to cross the Tele River between South Africa and Lesotho...With the help of the British High Commission (in Maseru) and from the Government of Lesotho, [Woods and his family] flew under United Nations passports and with one Lesotho official over South African territory, via Botswana to London, where they were granted political asylum." [Note: CLG News tweeted this Tuesday evening and WikiLeaks retweeted it - so hopefully, the idea will spread.]



Irish High Court refuses to grant arrest warrant for Snowden 08 Jul 2013 The High Court has refused an application by the United States for an arrest warrant for the former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. In a judgment issued this afternoon, Judge Colm Mac Eochaidh said he was "compelled" to reject the application for a provisional arrest warrant, which was made by the US embassy to the Department of Foreign Affairs last Friday, because it did not state where the alleged offences were committed. The application, under the Extradition Act 1965, was brought to the High Court by the attorney general last Saturday. According to the judgment, the US authorities made contact with their Irish counterparts on an informal basis on July 4th.

Edward Snowden: 'The US government will say I aided our enemies' - video interview 08 Jul 2013 In the second part of an exclusive interview with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden contemplates the reaction from the US government to his revelations of top-secret documents regarding its spying operations on domestic and foreign internet traffic, email and phone use. This interview was recorded in Hong Kong on 6 June 2013. [Part one of the Snowden interview is here.]

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