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In reply to the discussion: Internet anti-Greenwald agitators are playing some folks for Fools [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)which was mentioned in the early reports. Kind of blows the apologists 'gotcha' attempts away once again.
HB Gary's secret emails revealed that they were very interested in Greenwald from several years ago. So much so that HB Gary when trying to get a Government Security Contract, proposed a smear campaign to 'discredit' Greenwald as part of their contract. Looks like someone got that contract. HB Gary had to shut down part of their operation, but the revelation that Greenwald was a target, obviously a desirable target for a Government Contract no doubt caused other 'contractors' to include it in their proposals also.
It's too bad that all this stuff got out. Now that we know what they are up to, that they actually DO target Journalists, which is a reprehensible thing for a democracy, a real threat to democracy actually, makes the smear campaign moot. People know where it's coming from and it must be frustrating to see how it has failed. Too bad our tax dollars are paying these contractors.