Author: Ed Schultz

Keeping your friends close: the NSA spied on US allies – Ed Schultz

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former Italian Prime Minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon all have one thing in common: the NSA spied on them. WikiLeaks has revealed that the United States has kept very close tabs on its own allies. But what does this do for America’s image abroad? RT’s Ed Schultz is joined by RT correspondent Manuel Rapalo and Tyrel Ventura, of RT’s Watching the...

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Between Habeas Corpus and Recidivism: What’s Next for Gitmo Inmates? – Ed Schultz

Seven years after President Obama vowed to close Guantanamo Bay, he finally has the greenlight to do it. But that leaves 40 to 60 prisoners with no nation willing to take them in, and a lot of unanswered questions. RT’s Ed Schultz discusses the future of Gitmo’s detainees with America’s Lawyer, Mike Papantonio, and Jacquieline...

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