Tag Archives: John Kerry
Brazil stands their ground on US data spying
Resentment has festered in Brazil since revelations of the surveillance practices emerged in July, detailing how the agency established a data collection center in Brasília and prioritized Brazil, with its vast telecommunications hubs and large population of 200 million, as among the agency’s most spied-upon countries. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/world/americas/in-brazil-kerry-is-told-spying-sows-distrust.html?ref=world Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota issued the unusual expression […]
Kerry admits US arming Syrian rebels
Finally direct public affirmation to date that the Obama administration was supporting efforts to arm the Syrian resistance. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that the Obama administration supported efforts to send arms to the opposition in Syria. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/world/middleeast/kerry-says-administration-backs-mideast-efforts-to-arm-syrian-rebels.html?ref=us “We had a discussion about the types of weapons that are being transferred and by […]