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Nigeria exports more oil than Iraq, Iran and Venezuela
I didn't know that until today. Interest stat, isn't it?
http://www.eia.gov/countries/index.cfm?topL=exp
Glenn Greenwald did not say that searching for the Nigerian kidnapped girls is horrifying
Some bloggers who defend the NSA are taking his tweet out of context as part of their search for revenge for his reporting on the Snowden documents.
Nate Silver: Are White Republicans More Racist Than White Democrats?
He posts statistics on racial attitudes, as seen below:
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http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-white-republicans-more-racist-than-white-democrats/
NSA’S Keith Alexander, on how it was to work for Bush vs. Obama
In a new interview with Australia's AFR:
"AFR: What were the key differences for you as director of NSA serving under presidents Bush and Obama? Did you have a preferred commander in chief?
Gen. Alexander: Obviously they come from different parties, they view things differently, but when it comes to the security of the nation and making those decisions about how to protect our nation, what we need to do to defend it, they are, ironically, very close to the same point. You would get almost the same decision from both of them on key questions about how to defend our nation from terrorists and other threats."
More: http://www.afr.com/p/technology/interview_transcript_former_head_51yP0Cu1AQGUCs7WAC9ZVN
ACLU thanks Snowden for inspiring today's House approval of NSA reform bill
May 7, 2014,
"Laura W. Murphy, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office, had this reaction to today’s vote:
'This is a historic turn of events in our government's approach to counterterrorism policies. This is the first bill to rein in government spying and bulk collection of our most private phone and digital information. This legislation will help keep Americans safe but will also provide greater privacy and transparency in our surveillance programs. The committee’s actions are a step towards bringing the government’s surveillance regime in line with the Constitution, even as more reforms are needed. Today’s milestone vote is a direct result of the important disclosures made by Edward Snowden.' "
Read more: https://www.aclu.org/national-security/house-committee-approves-nsa-reform-bill
"Moremean Dowdy"
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/05/monica-lewinsky-hits-drudge-maureen-dowd-188043.html"Lewinsky said she used to call the Times columnist “Moremean Dowdy,” because of her biting columns about the affair, but added, “today, I’d meet her for a drink."
I will adopt the nickname Lewinsky has for Maureen Dowd, who has often trashed Democrats such as Gore, Dean, Hillary, Obama, etc.
By the way, Moremean is pissed off. See her column today.
Russia shelters a classified documents leaker
While the US shelters a torturer who electrocuted and beat people in his custody.
Meet Haji Gulalai.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mystery-surrounds-move-of-afghan-torturer-in-chief-to-us-amid-allegations-of-agency-abuse/2014/04/28/0916144a-ca4b-11e3-93eb-6c0037dde2ad_story.html
Effort to repeal "Stand Your Ground" law in Florida dies in state's Senate
Bill SB116 received "not even a single vote in any committee."
link
For the 5th time this year, Dowd mentions Monica Lewinsky in a column
"As Maureen Dowd keeps getting more fatuous, her paper—the famous New York Times—keeps giving her columns a higher platform.
Yesterday, she was on the front page (Gack!) of the Sunday Review again. "
Read more here. http://dailyhowler.blogspot.com/2014/05/your-daily-howler-calls-its-shot.html
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