Germans illuminate message on US embassy [View all]

[Ichingcarpenter]

The words “United Stasi of America” were projected onto the US embassy in Berlin on Sunday – a comparison made by an artist to draw attention to the extensive spy tactics practiced by the US government.

A light project by German artist Oliver Bienkowski and online activist Kim Dotcom beamed onto the building of the US mission in Germany from Sunday night into Monday. Using a powerful projector, the words lit up the embassy’s walls, making the comparison visible to all in the vicinity.

“I defaced the US embassy in Berlin with a truth-projection last night. 0wned!” Dotcom, whose file-sharing website Megaupload was shut down by US authorities, wrote in a tweet.



http://rt.com/usa/united-stasi-america-dotcom-850/




In the wee hours of Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Berlin became the unwitting host of a light show expressing opposition the U.S. surveillance programs.

"The United Stasi of America," was splashed on a wall at the embassy around 1 a.m., the work of German guerrilla artists.

The Europeans in general have been extremely critical of the surveillance programs. And the Germans have been particularly vocal given the history of the Nazis and the Stasi, the secret police during the communist era in East Germany.

The light projection also included the likeness of Kim Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, the Internet entrepreneur who founded Megaupload and its successor, Mega.

However, the actual projection was carried out by Oliver Bienkowski

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/07/09/200376569/in-protest-german-activists-light-up-u-s-embassy