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John Kerry asked to act on murder of Avijit Roy

Posted: March 4, 2015 at 4:50 am

Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 13:16 [IST]

Washington, March 3: A bipartisan group of six US Congressmen has asked Secretary of State John Kerry to ensure that those behind the brutal murder of American-Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy is brought to justice.

"We must stand strong for freedom of speech and freedom of thought," said the letter signed by Congressmen Mike Honda, Ed Royce, Eliot Engel, Grace Meng, Steve Chabot and Ami Bera. Noting that the attacks around the world by religious fanatics against freedom of speech advocates was growing, they said the US cannot allow extremists to operate with impunity.

"The US Embassy and Department of State must remain engaged, and work with Bangladesh's government, to insist that Roy's killers are brought to justice, and to ensure that threats to other secularists, and writers in Bangladesh are taken seriously," the letter said.

"Were writing this letter to reiterate the United States commitment to combat extremism, stand strong for freedom of speech and freedom of thought, and seek justice under the rule of law," Honda said.

"The United States and Bangladesh must work together to protect the fundamental right to freedom of speech that Avijit Roy embodied. I urge the State Department and US Embassy to act swiftly to bring justice to those responsible for Roys murder," Bera said.

Roy, known for his critique of religious extremism, was hacked to death in the university area in Dhaka by machete- wielding assailants who attacked the writer as he was returning from the book fair with his wife on Thursday.

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Atheism refuted by science – Video

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Doorstep by Mr Jens Stoltenberg, The Secretary General of NATO – Video

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Doorstep by Mr Jens Stoltenberg, The Secretary General of NATO
Doorstep by Mr Jens Stoltenberg, The Secretary General of NATO prior the Informal meeting of Ministers for Defence in Riga on 18-19 February, 2015.

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Slovakia-NATO Meeting: War in Ukraine and Russian role in the conflict tops the agenda – Video

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Slovakia-NATO Meeting: War in Ukraine and Russian role in the conflict tops the agenda
Slovakian President Andrej Kiska has met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels, Belgium. Top of the agenda was the war in Ukraine and the role of Russia in the conflict....

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[NATO] My good deed for the day :) – Video

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Meet NATOs man in Moscow

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KYIV, Ukraine Considering the situation, there was little Robert Pszczel could do to prevent the verbal assault.

For a while, he stood his ground in the state television studio and appealed to Russian viewers sense of reason.

Then a couple of guests as well as the host pounced.

Youre a Pole! one guest cried out lividly. Youre a Russophobe from the outset already.

Shouldering that sort of abuse has become more or less part of Pszczels job these days.

As director of the NATO Information Office in Moscow, hes the chief spokesman of the military alliance there. Amid the worst standoff between Russia and the West since the Cold War, stumping for NATO isnt the easiest of gigs.

Thanks to the crisis in Ukraine, which Russias powerful state media machine has exploited to shore up domestic support for the Kremlin, a wave of anti-Western hysteria has swept over Russia.

Criticizing the Russian government has had deadly consequences. Witness last weekends apparent political assassination of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, an opposition leader painted as an enemy for allegedly siding with the West against Russia.

Its an environment that leaves little room for open discussion.

Russia is a great country, and a great country needs a great debate, Pszczel said in a telephone interview from Moscow. But where is it?

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The Geek Life #246: Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, Limostatin, NSA, and more! – Video

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The Geek Life #246: Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, Limostatin, NSA, and more!
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Chomsky on Snowden & Why NSA Surveillance Doesn’t Stop Terror While the U.S. Drone War Creates It – Video

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Shooting Near NSA, Four Others May Be Linked: Officials

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Updated at 11:47 PM EST on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2015

A suspect believed to be responsible for the separate shooting incidents on the ICC and near the NSA at Fort Meade, as well as other locations in the DC-Baltimore area over the last two weeks, is in custody, FBI Public Affairs Specialist Amy J. Thoreson said in a statement early Wednesday.

Late Tuesday evening, WBAL-TV in Baltimore reported shootings in Howard, Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties during the past week may be related.

A man was grazed by a bullet in Hanover last week, and Anne Arundel County Police had released surveillance video of a possible suspect vehicle.

Two shootings were reported Monday; one at a Wal-Mart in Laurel and another near an AMC Theater in Columbia.

Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, two men driving along the Maryland Intercounty Connector (ICC) near Interstate 95 were struck by bullets, likely fired from nearby woods. Both are expected to be OK.

About two hours later, U.S. Park Police investigated a report of shots fired near the National Security Agency's headquarters in Fort Meade.

Report of Shots Fired Near NSA Headquarters, Building Damaged U.S. Park Police are investigating a report of shots fired near the National Security Agency's headquarters Tuesday evening. News4's Darcy Spencer reports. (Published Tuesday, Mar 3, 2015)

A spokesperson for the police said the NSA is investigating damage to one of its buildings that appeared to be from gunshots. No one was injured.Throughout the evening, Park Police closed down sections of BW Parkway for their investigation.

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NSA whistleblower denounces Petraeus plea bargain

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NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake denounced a plea bargain reached by former CIA Director David Petraeus and federal prosecutors, calling it a slap on the wrist for illegal actions served no public good.

On Tuesday, court documents revealed the extent of Petraeus security breaches, which included sharing classified information with his biographer and paramour Paula Broadwell and lying to federal agents about his actions.

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Petraeus lawyers negotiated a deal that would give the retired general two years probation and pay a $40,000 fine, but would keep him out of prison entirely. A federal judge could still change his ultimate sentence and put him behind bars for up to one year.

The governments message is clear, Drake said in a statement. [W]histleblowing in the public interest will be punished, while disclosing classified information devoid of public value will get you a pass.

Drake was indicted under the Espionage Act for allegedly revealing information about the NSAs Trailblazer monitoring project to a reporter, as well as to a staffer in Congress. He was also charged with obstructing justice and making false statements.

Ultimately, after years of legal proceedings, the federal government dropped the charges against Drake and agreed not to seek jail time if he plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge.

The statement was relayed to POLITICO by the Government Accountability Project, a Washington, DC-based non-profit.

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