U.S. Provides Cash, Arms, Surveillance to Israel
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 6th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
U.S. Provides Cash, Arms, Surveillance to Israel
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept: The U.S. government has long lavished overwhelming aid on Israel, providing cash, weapons and surveillance technology that play a crucial role in Israel’s attacks on its neighbors. But top secret documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden shed substantial new light on how the U.S. and its partners directly enable Israel’s military assaults — such as the one on Gaza. The new documents underscore the indispensable, direct involvement of the U.S. government and its key allies in Israeli aggression against its neighbors. That covert support is squarely at odds with the posture of helpless detachment typically adopted by Obama officials and their supporters.
Bus Company Owner Harasses Student Customers
The owner of a bus company that shuttles students between college campuses and the Chicago area has been charged in Lake County with Internet harassment stemming from disputes with customers who had complained about his company’s services. The warrant charges owner Dennis Toeppen with posting on Reddit two “obscene (comments) with the intent to offend,” dating to September 2013. One of the comments, posted in January, named two students who complained and referred to sexual acts.
