"The first US diplomatic cable was sent to France on 23 November 1866. It cost $19,540 – three times the annual salary of William Seward (then US Secretary of State). It was probably one of the most expensive communications ever sent. Today, it would cost in the region of $600,000; but today, we have Twitter and Twitter is free!
So, if price distinguishes them, what do they have in common? " link to the article
From Glenn Greenwald's Blog: full page for following news briefs
Gulet Mohamed: "-- the Somali-born American citizen who just turned 19 and who described how he spent a week being interrogated, beaten and tortured by unknown captors -- remains in custody in Kuwait despite not being charged with any crimes or wrongdoing of any kind."
- Letter to AG from Gulet Mohamed's lawyer
- Greenwald interview with Gulet Mohamed's lawyer
- US teenager tortured in Kuwait and barred re-entry into US
Jacob Appelbaum: WikiLeaks volunteer who was detained and interrogated for hours and had his electronic goods seized the last time he attempted to re-enter the U.S., and who was told that this would happen each time he left the country and came back -- indeed encountered similar treatment on Sunday when he returned home from Iceland. This time at the Seattle airport, he was again detained, questioned, and had his electronic goods taken -- all without a warrant --
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