Snowden and Greenwald Beginning to Self-Destruct; ‘The Nation’ and ‘Mother Jones’ Raise Questions

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174. I have not claimed omniscience

I have offered observation. Information about metadata and its uses can be found all over the internet.

In respect of Members of Congress, I take it you are talking about the same group of individuals who recently had the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the contraceptive coverage rule with an all-male panel. Paint me as underwhelmed by the competence of such a group.

In respect of PRISM, I believe it has been running for some time and has attracted reports before now; all that is different is that M$M has taken note (for whatever reason). Part of that maybe because of Snowden refused the newspapers the chance to fact check his claims insisting he would take the story elsewhere (I believe the Daily Mail, a paper famously ignorant in technical matters, was mentioned). It was then the bandwagon began to roll probably assisted by certain news organisations wanting dirt on your President.

In a way you are correct it is the tip of the iceberg, except it is an iceberg that has been tracked and traced over more than 25 years, ever since the report in 1988 about RAF Menwith Hill.

Here's a link to my post about that little piece of America in my country
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022989911