In general I'm in agreement with the OP. The majority of the stories, even those where Snowden is claiming something, are just that: stories. There is little d

In general I'm in agreement with the OP. The majority of the stories, even those where Snowden is claiming something, are just that: stories. There is little deeply interesting or worthwhile here. They spark serious discussion for sure, but one thing I've seen is that many of us on HN are taking Snowden's claims at face value. This disturbs me. We should be sitting down and asking ourselves "what information here is valid? How can we even trust this guy? Can we analyze the source, the data and the conclusions to find inconsistency and think through what is really going on here?" Ask any veteran spook and they'll tell you to trust your instincts. My (non-spook) instincts - and those of many people I know - are screaming "there is something really, really wrong with this story."