"convict"? "evidence"? "criminals"? We aren't dealing with a police agency, remember. We are dealing with a "national security" agency, and that phrase is an u

"convict"? "evidence"? "criminals"? We aren't dealing with a police agency, remember. We are dealing with a "national security" agency, and that phrase is an umbrella term that covers every type of shady business governments have engaged in since time immemorial. The NSA does not deal in "evidence" and "courts." It deals in "should we sic CIA assassins on this leader?" and "should we orchestrate a smear campaign against these nearly successful activists?" and other fun questions.