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Gotta love this bit: The officials wouldn't go into details on how they know this C'mon guys, put a little more effort into your disinformation campaign! I me

by miles 13y ago

Gotta love this bit: The officials wouldn't go into details on how they know this C'mon guys, put a little more effort into your disinformation campaign! I mean, even Bloomberg carried this the other day: U.S. Surveillance Is Not Aimed at Terrorists http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-23/u-s-surveillance-is-not-aimed-at-terrorists.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-23/u-s-surveillance-is... C'mon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5BMQ-xpTog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5BMQ-xpTog

mark_l_watson 13y ago
+1 Miles, well said. All things considered, including economic, terrorist, military industrial complex mega over reach, etc, I feel like our government's actions are making us much less safe. Just my personal opinion.
vichu 13y ago
I actually laughed after reading that line. Sometimes you really have to wonder how ridiculous this whole debacle is getting.
- quesera 13y ago
  When you go to the DMV, you mentally prepare yourself for an experience where you will, at some point, feel like you're in a Monty Python skit. NSA has been taking lessons, it seems.
codex 13y ago
Unfortunate but consistent with the the theme of the article: if terrorists are adjusting due to leaks, the last thing an intelligence operative would do is leak details which would cause further adjustments.
- themgt 13y ago
  Well I guess all we need to do is just trust whatever the government tells us! It's not as if we've ever been misled before.
tzs 13y ago
What part do you find hard to believe? That a spy agency might have access to information that you do not? Or that spy targets would not make use of leaked information about how the spy agency operates? Or that a spy agency might not want to tell you how it acquired some information?
- sampsonjs 13y ago
  Here's what I believe: that quoted "government officials" are self-serving liars.
- buddylw 13y ago
  There is quite a big difference between what a spy agency might have access to and what it releases in an AP article. The latter is motivated by self preservation. Truth, when it happens, is a coincidence.

by miles 13y ago

mark_l_watson 13y ago

+1 Miles, well said. All things considered, including economic, terrorist, military industrial complex mega over reach, etc, I feel like our government's actions are making us much less safe. Just my personal opinion.

vichu 13y ago

I actually laughed after reading that line. Sometimes you really have to wonder how ridiculous this whole debacle is getting.

quesera 13y ago
When you go to the DMV, you mentally prepare yourself for an experience where you will, at some point, feel like you're in a Monty Python skit. NSA has been taking lessons, it seems.

codex 13y ago

Unfortunate but consistent with the the theme of the article: if terrorists are adjusting due to leaks, the last thing an intelligence operative would do is leak details which would cause further adjustments.

themgt 13y ago
Well I guess all we need to do is just trust whatever the government tells us! It's not as if we've ever been misled before.

tzs 13y ago

What part do you find hard to believe? That a spy agency might have access to information that you do not? Or that spy targets would not make use of leaked information about how the spy agency operates? Or that a spy agency might not want to tell you how it acquired some information?

sampsonjs 13y ago
Here's what I believe: that quoted "government officials" are self-serving liars.
buddylw 13y ago
There is quite a big difference between what a spy agency might have access to and what it releases in an AP article. The latter is motivated by self preservation. Truth, when it happens, is a coincidence.