The following is a statement from Edward Snowden provided to the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents him:
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Tag: Politics
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Snowden Statement on Citizenfour Winning Best Documentary Oscar
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Year of Scapegoat for Officer Peter Liang?
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
New York City, Feb. 19, 2015, — Today is the New Year Day on the Lunar Calendar. On the first day of the Year of Goat, many Chinese Americans are debating the recent indictment of NYPD officer Peter Liang.
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Over 300 Chinese Nationals Passed Through Malaysia to Join ISIS
Jan. 23, 2015, — The Strait Times, a daily newspaper in Singapore, reported that more than 300 Chinese nationals have used Malaysia as a transit point on their way to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group.
A Chinese national ISIS militant is seen guarded by an Iraqi soldier (Credit: Iraqi Ministry of Defense).
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King Center Commemorates 30th MLK Day
ATLANTA, Jan. 13, 2015, — King Center CEO Bernice A. King today announced plans for the 2015 commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The 10-Day observance includes a broad range of unique programs, activities and events, beginning Thursday, January 8, and concluding on Monday, January 19, the 30th MLK holiday.
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Two-Term Senator Edward W. Brooke Dies at 95
Boston, Jan. 3, 2015, — Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) became the first African-American popularly elected to the United States Senate in 1966. No other senator of African heritage was elected until Democrat Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois in 1993. As of 2014 Brooke was the only African-American Senator to serve multiple terms. He was elected to the Senate as a Republican from Massachusetts, defeating former Massachusetts governor Democrat Endicott Peabody in a landslide. He served for two terms, and was defeated by Paul Tsongas in the 1978 senate election.
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W.H. Press Briefing on Cuba Policy Change and Sony Hacking
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the White House
Dec. 19, 2014MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s a pleasure to be standing before you on what is a genuinely historic day here at the White House. We’re starting a little late in order to give Mr. Gross an opportunity to make his appearance and complete his remarks. And I had the opportunity to see those remarks, and I’ll just say that on behalf of everybody here at the White House, we certainly are pleased that he is home here today.
So with that —
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John Kerry on Cuba Policy Changes
By John Kerry, Secretary of the State
I was a seventeen year old kid watching on a black and white television set when I first heard an American President talk of Cuba as an “imprisoned island.”
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AAAJ Condemns Grand Jury’s Failure to Bring Charges in Ferguson Case
Nov. 24, 2014, — In response to today’s announcement that the grand jury in Ferguson, MO, has decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) issues the following statement:
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US-China Relations Talk by Deputy Consul General Meifang Zhang to Be Held at Harvard
Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 27, 2014, — This year is the 35th anniversary of the establishment of China-U.S. relations. In the short span of 35 years, the ship of China-U.S. relations has forged ahead, come rain or shine. It has brought tremendous benefits to the two peoples and contributed greatly to world peace and development.
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Riots Erupt in Ferguson Following Ruling
Ferguson Missouri, Nov. 25, 2014, /voanews.com/ — The Midwestern U.S. town of Ferguson saw its worst unrest in months, after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager.
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