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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald makes another Snowden dump. This time Brazil papers. US spied on millions of e-mails calls [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)78. The courts have not yet decided a case involving this massive collection of metadata.
It could take years but I think there will be a change.
The effect of these programs on our freedom of press is enough to eventually (not soon) cause the Supreme Court to close them down.
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Greenwald makes another Snowden dump. This time Brazil papers. US spied on millions of e-mails calls [View all]
Catherina
Jul 2013
OP
Explains "Obama's involvement"? Where does that knowledge-based conclusion come from?
randome
Jul 2013
#1
Well...I was responding to your explicit assertion that the information did not belong to NSA.
MADem
Jul 2013
#149
Don't ask, I have read the thread and have no idea what s/he is talking about either, but
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#156
And I will continue to to maintain they are in violation of the 4th, among other Amendments
RC
Jul 2013
#50
They are a rogue agency because they are operating outside the Constitution.
JDPriestly
Jul 2013
#67
The courts have not yet decided a case involving this massive collection of metadata.
JDPriestly
Jul 2013
#78
Correct, Nadin... This can't possibly be about terrorism. My pick is, as you've said, "resistance to
truth2power
Jul 2013
#166
Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but it seems pretty obvious to me that you're right.... nt
RedCappedBandit
Jul 2013
#26
What Nadin and StraightStory said + industrial espionage, intellectual property theft
Catherina
Jul 2013
#10
Hey! Wanna talk about national security surveillance, the Fourth Amendment, and SPECIFICITY?
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2013
#20
Not that big of a deal really. I'm sure a lot of ignore list additions have happened in the last
stevenleser
Jul 2013
#41
See my #85. I dont ignore people who actually have real arguments to make. nt
stevenleser
Jul 2013
#86
Their arguments decide. Do they have facts or are they emoting? How do they react when
stevenleser
Jul 2013
#92
Unlike you, I have proof when I say something. I can easily disprove what you just said.
stevenleser
Jul 2013
#85
I know, I find it funny that so many refuse to engage on the facts too!!!! LMAO!!!!!
stevenleser
Jul 2013
#105
Greenwald lives in Brazil....Brazilian companies in partnership..this is why it is a trap
HipChick
Jul 2013
#8
Damn you, Catherina, you just sent the Snowden-bashers back to the drawing board!
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#25
The Brazilians hate us for our freedom?..democracy?...privacy?...well, something.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2013
#34
the proof is in watching neo-liberals shitting their pants over these disclosures
frylock
Jul 2013
#70
The link just leads to a news article -- there are no new Snowden documents published
FarCenter
Jul 2013
#46
Everything that is not encrypted by systems under your organization's control is assumed insecure
FarCenter
Jul 2013
#61
A new report states that the Feds scan all mail as it travels thru the Post Office.
blkmusclmachine
Jul 2013
#71
I'm not trying to be obtuse here; I'm going to ask again: What information is new?
Raine1967
Jul 2013
#82
This article is in Portuguese, in a Brazilian paper, for a Brazilian Audience
Catherina
Jul 2013
#94
Everyone every where should realize Big Brother is just trying to keep us and all
indepat
Jul 2013
#96
Bill Hicks said it so much better than I. We should all go back to our mundane existences, sousing
indepat
Jul 2013
#120
So? Our spying agency is spying on Brazil, and has been doing so for THREE DECADES.
pnwmom
Jul 2013
#153