by EDRi
On 26 August, the French Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve announced in an interview that ‘90 percent of those drifting into terrorism do it on the Internet�’. It is not the first time that Cazeneuve mentioned this figure—he used the same statistics already on numerous occasions, mainly to defend measures contained in the controversial law on intelligence—Loi Renseignement—(often referred to as the French Patriot Act�), adopted on 24 June 2015.

By James Petras
Throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, rightwing governments have increasingly adopted extremist socio-economic policies, slashing social expenditures, labor and welfare legislation, while increasing corporate subsidies and reducing taxes for the elite.