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Some of the codenames that are interesting:

AIRGAP, ASSOCIATION, BROOMSTICK, CONTROACTAVE, CULTWEAVE, DISHFIRE, FASTSCOPE, GLOBALREACH, GLOBALVISION, HIGHTIDE, HOMEBASE, INTELINK, MAINWAY, MARINA, OCTAVE, OILSTOCK, PINWALE, SKYWRITER, SPOTBEAM, TARANTELLA, TRAFFICTHIEF, WRANGLER, WRANGLER, MARTES, TACELINT, SEALINK, ULQ-16

Oh, and here are some named Intelligence networks: INTELINK, JWICS, SIPRNET, and NSANET

So WTF is OILSTOCK and why is the NSA interested in oil?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c310 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c310 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/12553023511/nsa-boss-asks-congress-legal-immunity-companies-that-help-nsa-spy-everyone.shtml#c609 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:54:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/12553023511/nsa-boss-asks-congress-legal-immunity-companies-that-help-nsa-spy-everyone.shtml#c609 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c459 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:49:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c459 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c647 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:44:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c647 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c130 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:43:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c130 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c108 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:40:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c108 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11212323508/how-knowing-government-is-spying-you-changes-how-you-act.shtml#c830 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:38:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11212323508/how-knowing-government-is-spying-you-changes-how-you-act.shtml#c830 http://rdd.me/e9cd9hqe

Mr. Freedom hates that his constituents even know this link exists.

More to come!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/00483923515/nsas-lockbox-has-no-lock.shtml#c706 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:38:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/00483923515/nsas-lockbox-has-no-lock.shtml#c706 http://rdd.me/e9cd9hqe

Mr. Freedom hates that his constituents even know this link exists.

More to come!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/10230323518/nsa-claims-surveillance-programs-aided-stopping-50-attacks-details-lacking.shtml#c792 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:38:38 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/10230323518/nsa-claims-surveillance-programs-aided-stopping-50-attacks-details-lacking.shtml#c792 http://rdd.me/e9cd9hqe

Mr. Freedom hates that his constituents even know this link exists.

More to come!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c624 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:38:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c624 http://rdd.me/e9cd9hqe

Mr. Freedom hates that his constituents even know this link exists.

More to come!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c447 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c447 http://rdd.me/e9cd9hqe]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c97 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c97 http://rdd.me/e9cd9hqe]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c85 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:19 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c85 http://rdd.me/e9cd9hqe]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c392 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c392 http://rdd.me/e9cd9hqe]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c389 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c389 it really isn't THAT bad

Unless you're poor. Then it really is that bad. And if you aren't poor, but aren't rich either, then a single major medical problem will bankrupt you (even if you have insurance).

This is an unconscionable situation in the richest nation in the world.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c84 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:01 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c84 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/10230323518/nsa-claims-surveillance-programs-aided-stopping-50-attacks-details-lacking.shtml#c781 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/10230323518/nsa-claims-surveillance-programs-aided-stopping-50-attacks-details-lacking.shtml#c781
We send thousands of soldiers to their deaths and dismemberment and mental fracturing in order to defend our freedoms and yet we'd have a problem when people could be murdered living those same freedoms? Both would be unfortunate endings to otherwise fruitful lives yet we would condemn ourselves to dust based upon a fictional trust?

These are not the freedoms people die for - These are the freedoms you're allowed to live with.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130614/17390423481/awesome-stuff-have-cool-drink-this-weekend.shtml#c271 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:33:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130614/17390423481/awesome-stuff-have-cool-drink-this-weekend.shtml#c271 http://rdd.me/e9cd9hqe]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c441 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:39 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c441
Typing on a smartphone]]>