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That's quite a claim.

• jlgreco 13y ago
  US Government agencies using "dirt" to smear and/or blackmail populist political figures is a historic fact.
  • rallison 13y ago
    Exactly. See Martin Luther King Jr [0] as an example. Private information obtained through surveillance was leaked by government agencies in an attempt to discredit him. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.#FBI_and_King.27s_personal_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.#FBI_an...
• rfnslyr 13y ago
  It would have also been "quite a claim" awhile back about the NSA collecting anything and everything about citizens. I don't get your comment.
• drzaiusapelord 13y ago
  I know a lot of Snowden's and Assanges' sex life and many, many personal details. I've never actively seeked out that information. Also, the US has proven experience in smearing political characters. Heck, even John fucking Lennon had an FBI file full of personal information.