I thought it wouldn't happen for cynical reasons. I assumed that government agencies would want to guard their powers jealously, and given the potent justificat

I thought it wouldn't happen for cynical reasons. I assumed that government agencies would want to guard their powers jealously, and given the potent justification of national security, the NSA could easily do so. Also, because they're smart people who understand the danger of revealing their programs to too many people. Maybe I misjudge how many favors bureaucracies are willing to do for one another. Or perhaps the higher-ups in the NSA are true believers in the drug war. I guess I'm not and I assume people in the NSA wouldn't be either. That said, I think I've made it abundantly clear that nobody should listen to my speculations.