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It's a fair criticism that we can't really know the truth on. If a nation state wants to railroad you—a single person—with the resources of the NSA/CIA at thei
by casefields 6y ago
It's a fair criticism that we can't really know the truth on.
If a nation state wants to railroad you—a single person—with the resources of the NSA/CIA at their disposal, how are you going to defend yourself? You could live off the grid like Crazy Ted, but that's an extreme reaction that most won't take, let alone a ceo of a major corporation.
The government is made of people just like you and me. Couldn't you see some folks in the national security state thinking a person was standing in the way of keeping America safe? Collateral damage but necessary.
I'm not saying it's good or should be allowed, but I can empathize with the mindset of that individual. Same thing happens with prosecutors/detectives when they get tunnel vision over a person that later is exonerated. They deal with bad people so often they become jaded by human nature and everything looks like a nail for their hammer.
2011: "New Evidence Adds Doubt to FBI’s Case Against Anthrax Suspect": https://www.propublica.org/article/new-evidence-disputes-case-against-bruce-e-ivins https://www.propublica.org/article/new-evidence-disputes-cas...
- dylan604 6y agoPersonally, I have zero doubts that if NSA/CIA types felt slighted by Qwest's (or anyone's) refusal to assimilate, that someone would attempt to railroad those that were to blame. That's only because of the hindsight of all of the revelations between then and now. That's just standard MO for anyone in power to clear the roadblocks.