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In reply to the discussion: I am sick and tired of seeing posts defending Snowden..so here is my side [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)12. Are you aware that the metadata can be re-constituted?
Although the data exists on the servers where it is stored as mere blips, once re-constituted, it can allow the government to listen in to any conversation, even those going back as far back as the government has been doing this. According to an interview that Snowden has given, the meta data has been being collected going back to the days of George Dubya. So at least five and half years of data.
Only people who totally accept every single thing that the Corporate Persons are doing to destroy our jobs, our food and our water and the natural environment can be that sanguine about the situation.
Just this week, the FBI let us know that people who protest against Monsanto are terrorists.
And that indicates that people who are against fracking and the Keystone XL are also likely to be considered terrorists.
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I am sick and tired of seeing posts defending Snowden..so here is my side [View all]
Vietnameravet
Jun 2013
OP
I agree and he must know he should not have taken the action he has if it was nit going
Thinkingabout
Jun 2013
#3
Of course it CAN be reconstituted. Do you have any evidence the NSA is doing this?
randome
Jun 2013
#58
Oh, come on, when someone from the NSA skips town with what he says are thousands...
randome
Jun 2013
#125
Sigh. We didn't need any of this security apparatus in place to stop 9/11.
Pale Blue Dot
Jun 2013
#9
no doubt there is an issue with security clearances and access to classified documents.
DCBob
Jun 2013
#24
Snowden isnt the issue. You are propagating the propaganda of the Corp-Media
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#13
I was late to the party. You know why? I was 25 raising two kids under the age of 7 when the Patriot
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2013
#23
I think he/she is on your side and was responding to the opening post.
Fantastic Anarchist
Jun 2013
#41
you may be right now that I re-read it. Hard to tell sometimes, but I think you are right.
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2013
#113
They had a ton of data and did not use it. It isnt about the data. Cheney wanted the attack.
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#121
Good post, but it looks like you pissed into someone's cornflakes. :) Jury vote: 1-5 to LEAVE.
idwiyo
Jun 2013
#96
Juror #6 provided some words for the alerter which are worth repeating:
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2013
#115
how many posts will you post on the same subject if you are so sick and tired of it?
xiamiam
Jun 2013
#31
I am sick of defending a country that kills and plunders for the wealthy
The Straight Story
Jun 2013
#48
So you believe the cause of liberalism and the Democratic party is entwined with a security state.
pa28
Jun 2013
#64