The domestic public has always accepted that we spy on foreign interests. But now that the domestic public is being spied upon, does that mean the spies now consider the domestic public to be foreign?
I happen to believe that the prevention of the Boston bombing or even 9/11 is not justification enough for what is happening. Worse, we didn't give these people a blank check, they have taken it without asking.
I say give Greenwald/Guardian the Assange/Wikileaks treatment. They have to or else they have to let up on Assange/Wikileaks. Then, MSM will finally find their outrage. it could be a good turn of events.
When someone like Snowden has his life ruined for protecting us from our would-be protectors, I view him as a hero who gave his life in the protection of liberty, every bit as much as I do a soldier who loses his life in war.
"Rather, what the August 4 match "identified" was the previously-taken sample from the earlier crime. That sample was genuinely mysterious to Maryland; the State knew that it had probably been left by the victim's attacker, but nothing else. King was not identified by his association with the sample; rather, the sample was identified by its association with King."
Intellectual Ventures is from Texas, right? Does anyone know how to find out whose contributions in 2008 were bundled by Texas lobbyist Ron Kirk (soon thereafter to be rewarded by appointment as USTR)?
Remember in the 1980s, when we put a tariff on Japanese import cars? The US auto makers didn't take the market share that would have afforded them, they just raised their prices by $500 too. Any tariff proposal should include provisions to prevent that from happening again.
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The domestic public has always accepted that we spy on foreign interests. But now that the domestic public is being spied upon, does that mean the spies now consider the domestic public to be foreign?
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What are the names of these FISA judges? How do we know they even exist? How do we know the FISA court isn't really this or this?
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This article is the best counterpoint to anyone who brags they have nothing to hide.
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The comparison to Wikileaks is apt: The government has to prosecute both of them or neither. It looks like they are choosing both.
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How long until the data scoop that was (not really) authorized solely for national security becomes used for:
1. Enforcement of ordinary crimes
2. Corruption in the form of espionage on behalf of US companies against foreign companies
3. Corruption in the form of espionage on behalf of connected US companies against normal US entities
4. Corruption in the form of blackmail of domestic political opponents by politicians in power
5. Corruption in the form of blackmail of ordinary people by security personnel who copy embarrassing information
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How long before NSA says "Hey Microsoft, don't fix that particular bug just yet"?
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I happen to believe that the prevention of the Boston bombing or even 9/11 is not justification enough for what is happening. Worse, we didn't give these people a blank check, they have taken it without asking.
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How are they going to get the Chinese to pay for Windows now?
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I say give Greenwald/Guardian the Assange/Wikileaks treatment. They have to or else they have to let up on Assange/Wikileaks. Then, MSM will finally find their outrage. it could be a good turn of events.
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aWol <== clue
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So, when will he receive the Assange/Wikileaks treatment?
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Is this story saying "OMG, all they are using is sftp!" or is it saying "Well, thank goodness they are using sftp!"?
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So, Glenn Greenwald is writing about classified information that was leaked. I assume Salon.com will now receive the same treatment as Wikileaks.
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James Clapper is the one who violated his sacred trust for this country.
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When someone like Snowden has his life ruined for protecting us from our would-be protectors, I view him as a hero who gave his life in the protection of liberty, every bit as much as I do a soldier who loses his life in war.
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"Rather, what the August 4 match "identified" was the previously-taken sample from the earlier crime. That sample was genuinely mysterious to Maryland; the State knew that it had probably been left by the victim's attacker, but nothing else. King was not identified by his association with the sample; rather, the sample was identified by its association with King."
The same can be said for fingerprints.
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Intellectual Ventures is from Texas, right? Does anyone know how to find out whose contributions in 2008 were bundled by Texas lobbyist Ron Kirk (soon thereafter to be rewarded by appointment as USTR)?
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It would seem to me that waitresses are one of the many groups the government fucks in the ass on a regular basis.
I know what my next Photoshop project is now!
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Remember in the 1980s, when we put a tariff on Japanese import cars? The US auto makers didn't take the market share that would have afforded them, they just raised their prices by $500 too. Any tariff proposal should include provisions to prevent that from happening again.
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Fortunately, the virus does not seem to have spread widely during that three-month delay, but next time we might not be so lucky.
It didn't kill 100 million in its first three months, but it still might in its last three months.