four hundred civilians in the region to get more perspective on this go live to antiwar activist richard becker hi there richard this report says there is no specific reason for the timing of the decision to release this new cache but do you think they are strictly true. well i think that we witnessed a charade in the relations between the u.s. and pakistan for for many many years where the u.s. carries out these blatant violations of international law. murder from the air the drones. and the government pretends to object the money keeps flowing and the charade keeps keep just keeps going on the reality is that the united states views pakistan as another asset in its strategy its asian strategy of surrounding china and plays this this game carries out this relationship with both india and pakistan although they are you know. in some form of hostility toward each other at any given time and. the united states has really been given a blank check by various pakistani governments to carry out the drone attacks and at the same time object and at the same time keep receiving the aid. in any kind of w

richard becker doubts the claim. >> the united states and the united states and their relationship withther countries is based on the notion of american exceptionalism. and there is an american exceptionalism, that no other country in the world spies on everyone else, feeling free to intervene with other countries and the fact that this has come to light shows the real nature of the relationships, and even among the allies they are in competition with each other, not to mention the kind of relationship that is carried out against those countries that the united states considers to be its enemies. >> in america, american international -- american internet service companies are feeling this, cryptoseal has closed down. they were used by edward snowden. they close down after refusing to cooperate with the national security administration. we spoke to chairman ryan lackey about his decision to close down. >> this was after the new lavabit case, wanting to use the id order to try to provide a return of these keys and we primitively shut down the service. it was too risky to operate. you coul

from the start watching his group delivering that petition as we just mentioned let's talk to richard becker rees on the line now organizers say this is going to be a historic progress richard and he will come painters you are what makes it so historic. well i think that we see that people all over the united states are taking action against this incredibly invasive surveillance that the government is carrying out against everyone both here and around the world and this is clearly a violation of the u.s. constitution it's clearly a violation of privacy and the rights of the people so it's very important that people speak out take action and rally and demonstrate against this this practices of the government which are really reprehensible and really drawn a petition now calling for legal reforms but is there any chance that congress has actually got to listen to the end of the days and the thing really going to change despite the voices of protest. well i think so i think that the what can really bring about change is the action of the people the movement of the people none of the progressive

president obama told merkel in a phone call he had no knowledge that was going on to civil rights richard becker he doubts that. the united states. relationship with other countries is based on this notion of quote unquote american exceptionalism and the . no other country in the world spies and everybody else and all of and all other countries that feels free to intervene and all other countries and the fact that this is come to light shows the real nature of the relationships that even among the allies they are in contention in competition with each other not to mention the kind of relationship that. it's carried out against those countries that the united states considers to be its enemy. back in america again american internet service providers are also feeling the pressure crypto seal which you may recall allowed users to browse the internet anonymously is closed following the same path as lava bit that was the mailing christian service instead used by edward snowden now the big close in august often refusing to cooperate with the n.s.a. seals co-founder ryan lucky told us what was behind h

drone strikes killed more than four hundred civilians in pakistan and you are it is richard becker thinks pakistan's government is ready to overlook the deaths in return for washington's favor. i think that we witnessed a charade in the relations between the u.s. and pakistan for for many many years where the u.s. carries out these blatant violations of international law. murder from the air the drones. and the government pretends to object the money keeps flowing and the charade keeps keep just keeps going on the united states has really been given a blank check by various pakistani governments to carry out the drone attacks and at the same time object and at the same time keep receiving the aid and gather they wanted the skies what they're really doing the actions that they're really carrying out which are not in the interest of the people of pakistan or afghanistan or of the united states or for that matter to our in the interest of empire and those who collaborated with the center of power in washington let me more stories for you online including this filled to the max u.k. prisons w