The ongoing demonization of Russia distracts from far more serious issues facing the United States and undermines American values, including the concept of innocent until proven guilty, congressman Thomas Massie has argued. In an op-ed for Real Clear Politics, the Republican lawmaker took aim at “out-of-touch” politicians and journalists who “want us to believe that […]
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'Terrible affront to 1st Amendment’: Journalist Barrett Brown re-arrested amid media tour
Barrett Brown, the journalist and “hacktivist” who is on parole after serving a four-year prison term over reporting on corporate espionage against Americans, has been arrested again. He had been speaking to the media and was set to appear on PBS. Read more On Thursday, Jay Leiderman, Brown’s lawyer, tweeted that Brown was arrested “for […]
‘An open affront against the Muslim world’: Iran has vowed reciprocal steps in retaliation for US visa ban
Thomson Reuters Iran on Saturday condemned the U.S. visa ban against Tehran and six other majority-Muslim countries as an “open affront against the Muslim world and the Iranian nation” and vowed to retaliate. A Foreign Ministry statement carried by state media said Iran “would take appropriate consular, legal and political measures” against the ban, which […]