More magical word redefinitions, this time 'minimize': Another Snowden document describes the procedures NSA uses to protect American information that is retai

More magical word redefinitions, this time 'minimize': Another Snowden document describes the procedures NSA uses to protect American information that is retained. Any such information is "minimized," meaning that it is destroyed. The document highlights several exceptions, including encrypted communications and information of foreign intelligence significance. ... Officials acknowledged some purely domestic communications are incidentally swept into the system. "We don't keep track of numbers of U.S. persons," a U.S. official says. "What we try to do is minimize any exposure." You have to question their definition of each word, each time they use it, because they are probably playing fancy word games.