Breaking The Set 199 - Life Sentence for Hacktivism, Ramadan Force Feeding, Zimmerman Media Circus

EPISODE BREAKDOWN: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to Kevin Gallagher, director of 'Free Barrett Brown', about the disproportionate prosecution of the online activist that could land him 100 years in prison. Abby then calls out the corporate media for sensationalized coverage of the George Zimmerman trial whilst ignoring other important stories like the Supreme Court's ruling on legal immunity for pharmaceutical companies and the forced sterilization of female inmates in California. BTS wraps up the show with an interview with Russell Tice, former intelligence analyst and original NSA whistleblower, about how the recent NSA scandal is only scratches the surface of a massive surveillance apparatus, citing specific targets the he saw spying orders for including former senators Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama.