The outgoing director of GCHQ has used his farewell speech to praise the UK surveillance agency’s practices. In the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations, Sir Iain Lobban called the agency’s work a “mission of liberty, not erosion of it.” http://rt.com/uk/197924-gchq-director-defends-surveillance/
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president said Wednesday his government would no longer deploy peacekeepers in “impossible” missions like the Golan Heights, where Filipino forces were attacked by Syrian insurgents. http://news.yahoo.com/philippines-wont-send-troops-unclear-mission-090411379.html