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NoMoreWarNow

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12. he nails it-- the huge problem with these massive spying programs is that

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2013, 12:35 PM

Jun 2013

they are so huge, that obvious things get lost, swamped out by all the junk. I really fear that our over-reliance on these programs for intelligence is causing traditional detective work to be replaced, even though old-fashioned police work probably is much more efficient.

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"Agency Busy Spying on 300Million People Failed to Notice One Dude Working for It" (BOROWITZ) [View all] UTUSN Jun 2013 OP

the spokesman admitted, “We don’t have a clue.” nt bemildred Jun 2013 #1

Brilliant! Absolutely briliant Mr. Borowitz think Jun 2013 #2

"or something." Scuba Jun 2013 #3

naw just a bigger budget.... think Jun 2013 #4

that phrase jumped right out at me..."bigger budget". Yeah, that's the ticket. truth2power Jun 2013 #7

Truly brilliant. snagglepuss Jun 2013 #5

Satire is a wonderful tool... iandhr Jun 2013 #6

Although opinions might vary on what the point is... UTUSN Jun 2013 #8

Since they have so much info on all of us dickthegrouch Jun 2013 #9

Bingo! Hydra Jun 2013 #15

Agency Busy Spying on Three Hundred Million People Failed to Notice One Dude Working for It pomkrazy Jun 2013 #10

Decaf. Scuba Jun 2013 #11

he nails it-- the huge problem with these massive spying programs is that NoMoreWarNow Jun 2013 #12

"he nails it" - hmmm. Cf, #8. Some with opposite opinions might agree that he nailed it. n/t UTUSN Jun 2013 #13

okayyyy....I really have no idea what you are saying though NoMoreWarNow Jun 2013 #14

or, possibly, what borowitz might be saying nt UTUSN Jun 2013 #16