Articles by Alex Emmons – The Intercept
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How a One-Word Loophole Will Make It Easier for the U.S. to Sell Weapons to Governments That Kill Civilians
Alex Emmons – The Intercept,
30 Jul 2018
20 Jul 2018 – The change could benefit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — top U.S. weapons clients that are engaged in a destructive bombing campaign against civilians in Yemen.
→ read full articleThe U.S. Voted Against a U.N. Resolution Condemning Death Penalty for LGBTQ People
Alex Emmons – The Intercept,
9 Oct 2017
3 Oct 2017 – The U.N. floated a resolution banning the use of the death penalty to punish homosexuality. The Trump administration voted “no.”
→ read full articleSaudi Ambassador to the U.S. Vows to Keep Hitting Yemen, “No Matter What”
Zaid Jilani and Alex Emmons – The Intercept,
7 Nov 2016
1 Nov 2016 – At last week’s Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference — bankrolled by oil companies — the Saudi ambassador was the keynote speaker.
→ read full articleThe Death Toll in Yemen Is So High the Red Cross Has Started Donating Morgues to Hospitals
Alex Emmons – The Intercept,
29 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 – Almost a year and a half into Saudi Arabia’s U.S.-backed bombing campaign in Yemen, the humanitarian toll has become so extensive that the International Committee of the Red Cross has taken the unusual step of donating entire morgue units to Yemeni hospitals.
→ read full articleMicrosoft Pitches Technology That Can Read Facial Expressions at Political Rallies
Alex Emmons – The Intercept,
8 Aug 2016
Microsoft officials declined to comment on exactly what information is collected on each face and what data is retained or stored, instead referring me to their privacy policy, which does not address the question. Microsoft’s marketing did not seem to match the consent policy. “It’s difficult to envision how companies will obtain consent from people in large crowds or rallies.”
→ read full articleWhile Stockpiling Banned Land Mines, U.S. Boasts about Its Record of Clearing Them
Alex Emmons – The Intercept,
11 Apr 2016
The U.N. has adopted an international Mine Ban Treaty, but the United States refuses to sign on.
→ read full articleObama’s Nuclear Security Summit Neglects 98 Percent of the World’s Bomb-Ready Uranium
Alex Emmons – The Intercept,
4 Apr 2016
The summits have focused on highly enriched uranium in civilian possession, while most of the supply — and the risk — comes from military-owned material.
→ read full articleA Conversation on Privacy with Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, and Glenn Greenwald
Alex Emmons – The Intercept,
4 Apr 2016
30 Mar 2016 – Snowden noted that Belgian authorities overlooked signs of a terror attack. “When you collect everything, you understand nothing,” he said. “You’re blinded by the noise.”
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