Shane Burrell |Sports Editor| Recent relations between Germany and the United States have been compromised due to allegations blaming the U.S. of espionage. With the last major case of Edward Snowden releasing NSA documents and U.S. servelillance on phone and internet communications to the public just this last year, the United States is now being accused of espionage.The allegations were revealed to the public on Thursday, July 3 by the German government. The New York Times writers Alison Smale and Melissa Eddy report that Germany has requested the expulsion of the U.S. intelligence services' representative of the United States embassy in Germany. These recent situations … [Read more...] about US and Germany relations compromised
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The government is watching us
By Daniel DeMarco |Staff Writer| The coalition of congressmen have introduced anti-government surveillance legislation. This is in response to months of reports on the National Security Agency’s unlawful spying on citizens, according to a press release from the Young Americans For Liberty (YAL). “YAL seeks to identify, educate, train and mobilize students on the ideals of individual liberty and the U.S. Constitution,” as stated on their press release. The purpose of this legislation (USA Freedom Act) would be to reform the USA Patriot Act of 2001. The Patriot Act was constructed and passed in the wake of September 11, 2001. The original intent was to strengthen the … [Read more...] about The government is watching us
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