Iran and Syria sign $3.6bn oil deal Al J

Iran and Syria sign $3.6bn oil deal Al Jazeera | Tehran agrees to supply Damascus with oil in exchange for the right to invest in country devastated by conflict. http://ow.ly/nvX36

Edward Snowden Took Job With Access To N

Edward Snowden Took Job With Access To NSA Information Because Of Sequestration, Father Says http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/31/edward-snowden-sequestration_n_3683099.html

“Bradley Manning’s alleged disclosures h

“Bradley Manning’s alleged disclosures have exposed war crimes, sparked revolutions, and induced democratic reform. He is the quintessential whistleblower.

Bradley Manning acquitted of “Aiding the Enemy” charge, month-long sentencing
phase now determines fate By the Bradley Manning Support Network. July 30,
2013

“We won the battle, now we need to go win the war,” shared defense attorney
David Coombs following today’s verdict. “Today is a good day, but Bradley is
by no means out of the fire,” http://cooptv.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/freebraddeinternational-bradley-mannings-alleged-disclosures-have-exposed-war-crimes-sparked-revolutions-and-induced-democratic-reform-he-is-the-quintessential-whistleblower/

NATO Global Strike Force To Hold Series

NATO Global Strike Force To Hold Series Of Exercises in Norway http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/nato-global-strike-force-to-hold-series-of-exercises-in-norway/

Interview: U.S., NATO Expect Karzai To D

Interview: U.S., NATO Expect Karzai To Do Afghan Dirty Work http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/interview-u-s-nato-expect-karzai-to-do-afghan-dirty-work/

[Guardian] Revealed: NSA tool that colle

[Guardian] Revealed: NSA tool that collects ‘nearly everything a user does on the
internet’
by Glenn Greenwald http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data

[Prensa Latina] Syria, Iran Sign Multi-M

[Prensa Latina]
Syria, Iran Sign Multi-Million Deal for Oil Purchase
Syria and Iran signed an agreement, between their Central Banks, to implement a credit aimed at buying oil and its derivatives for 3.6 billion dollars, highlighted here today the official news channel. http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1718801&Itemid=1

Julian Assange, on Eve of Verdict: ‘Bra

Julian Assange, on Eve of Verdict: ‘Bradley Manning Is a Hero’
(Nationaljournal) The WikiLeaks founder also said Monday that Edward Snowden was never trying to go to Russia. http://www.nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/julian-assange-on-eve-of-verdict-bradley-manning-is-a-hero-20130729

Japan ruling bloc wins upper house elect

Japan ruling bloc wins upper house election: Media
Exit polls by Japan’s public broadcaster show that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s ruling coalition has won a majority of seats in the parliament’s upper house

[Independent] Google plans on implanting

[Independent] Google plans on implanting chip in your brain
Where will it end? Gomes agrees that a chip embedded in the brain is far from a sci-fi fantasy. “Already people are beginning to experiment with handicapped people for manoeuvring their wheelchairs,” he says. “They are getting a few senses of direction with the wheelchair but getting from there to actual words is a long ways off. We have to do this in the brain a lot better to make that interaction possible. We have impatience for that to happen but the pieces of technology have to develop.” http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/inside-google-hq-what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-company-whose-visionary-plans-include-implanting-a-chip-in-our-brains-8714487.html