Category Archives: Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ
New York Riesling Diary: Day 4 – I Blog Therefore I Am, and How I Blog Now (George Orwell Part 1)
Why blog instead of write for print in the form of books, magazine articles or newspaper columns? Many of you will already be aware of the fact that I write for all of those media, and do so with as … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 12 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ (Part 8 – As Time Goes By)
Here, much delayed by technical problems with the back end of my blog which prevented me from putting it up as planned on Friday, June 6th is the next installment of this series with no direct connection to Riesling or … Continue reading
Berlin Riesling Diary: Day 8 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ (Part 7 – The Life of the Others)
Are the German people really no more than shadows? Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), as you well know I’m now in Berlin writing this in … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 58 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ (Part 6 – Out of the Vast Shadow, again!)
There are no shadows without light! Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), the publication today by The Washington Post of an in-depth interview with Edward … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 44 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ (Part 5 – Where are We Heading, Farther in the Direction of Global Cyber-Fascism or Back Towards Liberty?)
Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), Today is the most important day for Liberty, Freedom and Democracy since the wave of revelations about your activities … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 24 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ, (Part 4 – does your vocabulary still contain the words “amoral” or “immoral”?)
Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), Back on November 2nd when I INVITED YOU to read and listen in to all my correspondence and promised … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 18 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ, (Part 3 – Legal Implications)
Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), being a British subject, a permanent resident of the Federal Republic of Germany and a frequent visitor to the … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 11 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ (Part 2 – Paranoia has Many Faces)
Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), no doubt you found it suspicious that a few days ago I INVITED YOU to read all my private … Continue reading
New York Riesling Diary: Day 6 – Dear NSA, Dear GCHQ (Part 1 – An Invitation)
Dear General Keith Alexander (Director of NSA), Dear James Clapper (National Director of Intelligence), Dear Sir Lain Lobban (Director of GCHQ), Listen up, because here comes something exciting, positive and new! Along with a large part of the world’s population … Continue reading