The Secret Policemen’s Balls-Up
First published on RT Op-Edge, with the slightly more circumspect title: “British police secretly operated outside democratic control for years”. Also on HuffPo UK. In the wake of the global impact of...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament LIBE Inquiry on Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens
Below is some background material from my submission to the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee on the implications of the NSA scandal. Here is a video link to the hearing. LIBE Committee Inquiry on...
View ArticleUS/UK spy chiefs cover up NSA surveillance scandal
First published on RT Op-Edge. Also on Information Clearing House and The Huffington Post. The disparity in response to Edward Snowden’s disclosures within the USA and the UK is astonishing. In the...
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The Empire Strikes Back
First published by RT Op-Edge. Sir Andrew Parker, the recently elevated Director General of the UK’s domestic security Service (MI5) yesterday made both his first public speech and a superficially...
View ArticleLondon Real TV Interview — coming soon
Here is a taster of my recent interview on London Real TV. It was diverse, lively and fun, and should be broadcast in full tomorrow: Annie Machon — Whistleblower — London Real TV from Annie Machon on...
View ArticleRT interview on spy oversight
Here’s my interview on RT about the failure of political oversight of the spies in the UK and US: RT: Snowden files reveal spy agency’s efforts to escape legal challenge from Annie Machon on Vimeo....
View ArticleBBC “World Have Your Say” debate
A recent interview on BBC World Service radio, on “World Have Your Say”. An interesting debate with some other former intelligence types: BBC World Service “World Have Your Say” interview from Annie...
View ArticleBBC World interview re UK spy accountability
Here’s a recent interview I did for BBC World about the three top British spies deigning, for the first time ever, to be publicly questioned by the Intelligence and Security Committee in parliament,...
View ArticleVoice of Russia radio interview about spies, oversight, whistleblowers, and...
Here is an interview I did for Voice of Russia radio in London last week about spies and their relationship with our democratic processes, oversight, Edward Snowden and much more: Voice of Russia radio...
View ArticleRendition and torture — interview on RT
Here’s my recent interview on RT’s excellent and incisive new UK politics programme, “Going Underground”. In it I discuss rendition, torture, spy oversight and much more: Rendition and torture —...
View ArticleChannel 4 interview re UK spy accountability
On the day the UK spy chiefs were called to account for the first time by the Intelligence and Security Committee in the British parliament: Spy accountability and the ISC — Channel 4 News from Annie...
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RT Breaking the Set — interview about spies with Abby Martin
Here’s my interview from yesterday on RT’s excellent Breaking the Set show with host, Abby Martin. We discussed all things spy, surveillance, Snowden, oversight, and privacy. A fun and lively...
View ArticleUK spies target women for recruitment
My recent interview on RT show “In the Now” about gender equality in the British spy agencies: Gender Equality in UK Spy Agencies — RT In the Now from Annie Machon on Vimeo. UK spies target women for...
View ArticleMI5 officer has evidence of torture?
Well, this story is interesting me extremely, and for the obvious as well as the perhaps more arcanely legal reasons. Apparently a former senior MI5 officer is asking permission to give evidence to the...
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