Most of the documentary takes place in a Hong Kong hotel room, where Snowden spent eight days meeting with progressive journalist Glenn Greenwald. Together they plan both Snowden’s escape and how to publish the top-secret information collected while working at the NSA.

The journalists struggle to hide their surprise and horror as Snowden unloads revelation after revelation. One key point is that the government conspires with all the major telephone and Internet corporations to collect every phone call, text message and email in the U.S. Another is that U.S. intelligence agencies have an almost unlimited ability to hack into any personal electronic device and take whatever information is on it.

Perhaps the most chilling part of the film came when Snowden talked about the NSA/CIA program of drone surveillance abroad. Snowden described sitting at his computer in Hawaii and being able to scroll through a list of hundreds of live-streaming videos from U.S. drones around the world. By selecting one of them he could see live video from a drone spying on a man and his children for hours and hours, waiting for the right moment to send a rocket to kill him. The U.S. government targets people for drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, killing hundreds of civilians as well.

After the movie, Bruce Wayne Stanley of Occupy Miami gave a talked about the need for activists to develop better security practices. Given the recent increase in political repression – as in the cases of Rasmea Odeh and the Anti-War 23 – Stanley explained that is important that activists protect themselves and others, suggesting that some political conversations remain confidential.

Fortunately there are simple steps that activists can take to protect themselves from government spying and electronic eavesdropping. Stanley observed, “Security is no longer a problem of technology. We have the tools keep our communications confidential. What we have is a problem of culture.” Those in attendance resolved to build a culture of security so that we can better fight back against injustice and oppression.

People’s Opposition to War, Imperialism and Racism (POWIR) organized the event.

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The article also stated, “The unfounded charge against Chinese officers amounts to the same hypocrisy as a bandit calling for justice.”

Documents released by NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden revealed that agency has carried out extensive cyber operations against corporations based in the People’s Republic of China. On March 22, the New York Times reported that an NSA operation, going by the codename “Shotgiant,” involved hacking into the servers of Huawei – a large Chinese telecommunications company.

Snowden’s revelations also show that NSA is building the capacity to monitor all internet traffic.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL – Despite a flood advisory and severe weather warnings, over 15 people gathered outside the U.S. Federal Building in downtown on July 13 for a vigil in solidarity with those who have fallen victim to U.S. drone strikes abroad. The vigil served as the conclusion to an Anti-Drone Week of Action organized by the anti-war group People's Opposition to War, Imperialism, and Racism (POWIR).

Dressed in ponchos, activists stood with umbrellas in one hand and signs in the other, as different members of the South Florida anti-war community spoke out against U.S. drone policies. Alex Rosales, an organizer with South Florida Interfaith Worker Justice, spoke in opposition to the placement of drones on the border to be used against immigrants.

“Not only are drones tearing people and families apart in countries throughout the world, drones are also being flown at our borders to target immigrants,” Rosales said. “We must come together to tell Obama that we will not stand for military