On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin remarks on the Pentagon's announcement to sell $2.7 Billion worth of weapons to Iraq despite the countries rampant instability, citing the potential for Iraq to be drawn into yet another regional conflict. Abby then talks to RT Correspondent Meghan Lopez who has been attending the AUVSI, the largest drone expo in the world, to discuss some of the newest drone technologies being debuted at the conference and what response manufacturers have to drone concerns. Abby then talks in depth about the curious case of Barrett Brown, the hacktivist/journalist who is facing 105 years in prison for posting a link. Abby then speaks with Mike Jenke, CEO of 'Silent Circle' about the email encryption website Lavabit shutting down in light of pressure from federal investigators, and Silent Circle's decision to preemptively shut down to protect the privacy of its customers' data. Abby wraps up the show talking to Brian Duggan, technologist with the Open Technology Institute about the holding the governments spying program accountable, and posing the question of who we can trust more with our personal information; corporations or government.
Audio file link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/fn6lur
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