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In reply to the discussion: Another NSA "Bombshell" Starts to Fizzle Out, as Greenwald Pushes Government Conspiracy Theory [View all]
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Another NSA "Bombshell" Starts to Fizzle Out, as Greenwald Pushes Government Conspiracy Theory [View all]
ProSense
Aug 2013
OP
The NSA like the rest of the gov't lies in reports all the time. Nobody's deceived except Congress
leveymg
Aug 2013
#38
The charges against Snowden will stick, they have evidence of his wrong doing, this does not clear
Thinkingabout
Aug 2013
#10
"IT'S ALL HYPE' <-- Your transparent ruse to divert attention from illegal gov't spying
99th_Monkey
Aug 2013
#16
Nope, it is hype Snowden has been charged with espionage, the only hype I read are those who
Thinkingabout
Aug 2013
#48
And Booz-Allen is violating the FISA Laws and the Constitution. No wiggle room. nm
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#24
Totally lying is a way around " pesky facts " unless inconveniently some traitor
orpupilofnature57
Aug 2013
#115
Didn't say " Spying " I said " Power " as far as access and dispensing information .
orpupilofnature57
Aug 2013
#134
Again, thanks for the information, I looked at the article which contained a chart of the audit. It
Thinkingabout
Aug 2013
#6
Lead with the outrageous headline... hype the scary story, but bury the contradictory...actual facts
Hekate
Aug 2013
#85
Correct me if I got this wrong. The NSA says that most of the thousands of
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#27
But you are incorrect in stating that the documents show that U.S. citizens are not being surveilled
Maedhros
Aug 2013
#40
Maybe the word "spying" is getting in your way. The NSA has admitted to collecting data
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#60
We would not be having this debate if Snowden showed proof he could access personal data.
randome
Aug 2013
#100
Gen Clapper admitted to having a "library" of data. He said they didnt look at the data
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#120
You can not be series. We contracted with Booz-Allen for $56 billion dollars to reset passwords?
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#119
Your definitions are suspect. Your passing them around here at DU is laughable.
Bolo Boffin
Aug 2013
#77
Not at all but nice try. Authoritarians shouted out as soon as Snowden revealed that the
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#82
I want an honest investigation and strong oversight. By your def, I'm an anti-authoritarian.
Bolo Boffin
Aug 2013
#104
So,. hysteria, misleading narrative, histrionics, hyperbole, gross exaggerations, hysteria,
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#47
Focus on what,. the swamp gas, the reflection off a jet,. the OP links to a lame attack on reality;
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#53
Nah, don't sweat the small stuff...while the 4a people are screaming about what COULD be happening
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#58
"If these were supposed to be secret "internal" audits..." Why were they "secret" if so innocent?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Aug 2013
#72
In a previous post that apparently ruffled some feathers on a different thread
Maedhros
Aug 2013
#107
Wyden and Udall say we've only seen the tip of the iceberg. So yes, they think everything
dkf
Aug 2013
#94
They haven't gone though the courts yet because Obama has been using the fig leaf of state secrets.
dkf
Aug 2013
#113
YET. But it is obviously so. They are relying on loopholes to keep it from Supreme Court scrutiny.
dkf
Aug 2013
#123
The FISA chief judge can't verify that the "inadvertent" incident were inadvertent
David Krout
Aug 2013
#97
You sent me a weird PM and alerted the text of your PM? Did you think you could hide? n/t
ProSense
Aug 2013
#150
This is really odd, but is there anything that President Obama has done (or not done) that you
madinmaryland
Aug 2013
#154
So you are not willing to say there is anything that President Obama has done (or not done)
madinmaryland
Aug 2013
#161
I saw your previous response, and yet you continue to avoid my question. It is a very simple one.
madinmaryland
Aug 2013
#163
Too late. The bombshell already exploded. Only thing fizzling is the rubble and ashes. nt
GoneFishin
Aug 2013
#176