[LAAMN] Festive Left Friday Blogging: Viva Nicolás!

2013-07-06 Thread Cort Greene
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Viva Nicolás! July 5, 2013 — Sabina Becker *In honor of the Venezuelan president’s wise decision to give asylum to Edward Snowden tonight, here’s a little tribute to him (and his late

[LAAMN] Anti-Morsi Protestors flock to Tahrir Square amid tight security by popular committees

2013-07-06 Thread Cort Greene
Tamarrod call for mass demonstrations Sunday to "defend the legitimacy of the people" http://www.almasryalyoum.com/node/1922626 "We did not overthrow Morsy to return to Mubarak regime, the people are conscious guarding the revolution, over our dead bodies" Protestors flock to Tahrir Square amid ti

[LAAMN] Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela offer Snowden asylum

2013-07-06 Thread Cort Greene
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has offered asylum to Edward Snowden, the state-run AVN news agency reported Friday, without offering details. And Bolivia "is willing to give asylum" to the U.S. intelligence leaker, President Evo Morales said Saturday, according to a government statement. The