Thanks Kim Dotcom Renewed confidence in protest
SVEN HERSELMAN
Last updated 08:28 26/01/2014
The annual Waihopai spy base protest attracted a crowd of around 70 anti-base demonstrators on Saturday afternoon, spurred on by revelations over the past year of illegal spying by government. ...
...The spy base protest has been held each year since 1988.
''It took government 25 years to admit that the GCSB [Government Communications Security Bureau] have been illegally spying on New Zealanders, but they have finally done it. Ironically it's actually unfortunate that we have been vindicated because of the implications that has,'' he said.
In his speech Mr Horton thanked the role that Kim Dotcom played and made special mention of American Edward Snowden for his part in revealing the global spying activities of the US.
''By having this base here we are a part of that and we are opening ourselves up to making the same enemies as the Americans.'' ...
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