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Whistleblow or leak?

Reality Check: US "whistleblower" identified, North-South Korea talks, Turkish police and the protests, food speculation, Iain Banks

29 year old, ex-CIA employee, Edward Snowden has been revealed to be the "whistleblower" behind the leaks of the PRISM surveillance programme.

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Edward Snowden; whistleblower or leaker?

But what does it really mean to be a whistleblower? And what is the difference between whistleblowing and leaking? Mark Worth is the Whistleblower Programme Coordinator from Transparency International, and he says there are important ethical and moral distinctions to be made, and "whistleblower" is a term that is often bandied about much too freely.

North-South Korea talks

Aidan Foster-Carter gives his analysis of the apparent warming of the relationship between North and South Korea.

Police handling of Turkey protests

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Turkish police have been accused of excessive force in their handling of protesters

A Turkish newspaper is reporting that the Turkish Police Union says six policemen have committed suicide since the beginning of the protests.

However, many people are saying this is simply a propaganda ploy to win sympathy. Turkey analyst, Cengiz Gunay, looks at the role of the police in Turkey and the relationship between the police and the government.

Food Speculation

Rudolf Brenner explains how trading in futures impact negatively on world food prices. More...

Iain Banks dies at 59

Science fiction writer Iain Banks has died of gall bladder cancer just months after the diagnosis. Christoph Weiss looks back as his life and work.

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