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arely staircase

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20. author doesn't mention it could have been

Reply to MNBrewer (Reply #18)

Sun Jun 9, 2013, 11:02 AM

Jun 2013

he does mention that PRISM could have been. and since the government uses PRISM to track terrorists and not magice (that I know of) it is a fallacious comparison.

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Najibullah Zazi hates PRISM [View all] arely staircase Jun 2013 OP

oops, now with link arely staircase Jun 2013 #1

This authoritarian apologist bullshit again? *PLONK* backscatter712 Jun 2013 #2

link please arely staircase Jun 2013 #4

Public documents contradict Prism claim Melinda Jun 2013 #9

no not really arely staircase Jun 2013 #13

It doesn't prove that MAGIC wasn't used either. MNBrewer Jun 2013 #16

but unlike magic arely staircase Jun 2013 #17

MAGIC could have been used too. MNBrewer Jun 2013 #18

author doesn't mention it could have been arely staircase Jun 2013 #20

WHat difference does that make? MNBrewer Jun 2013 #21

court documents "contradict" is a far cry from "disprove" arely staircase Jun 2013 #22

Improbability, then. MNBrewer Jun 2013 #24

why would the govenrment mention their secret program in court docs? arely staircase Jun 2013 #27

Your OP doesn't prove Prism responsible either. All that is proven is Prism existed at the time. Melinda Jun 2013 #29

Your plonk now lives in G-Man Harry Harrison's Blackberry. OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #6

Could it be that it was blamed on police work in order to keep spying program under wraps? JaneyVee Jun 2013 #7

I second the emotion basckscatter Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #10

results of jury service naaman fletcher Jun 2013 #11

for the record arely staircase Jun 2013 #14

+1- same here. Marr Jun 2013 #23

You can bet that had it happened treestar Jun 2013 #3

sad, but true arely staircase Jun 2013 #5

Or it didn't Spider Jerusalem Jun 2013 #8

Well, you share company with the likes of Peter King Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #12

ad hominen fallicy arely staircase Jun 2013 #15

Generally one would look for evidence MNBrewer Jun 2013 #19

Except that the available evidence says it's false. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2013 #28

You think "PRISM" is going to stop terrorists? SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #25

It's like I'm looking through a wormhole at a 2003 Bushbot. Marr Jun 2013 #26