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48. " Can't have the peasants knowing that they're being spied upon..."

Fri Aug 16, 2013, 07:08 PM

Aug 2013

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The May 2012 audit, intended for the agency's top leaders...

(Of course. Can't have the peasants knowing that they're being spied upon. We spy on our citizens in secret and make sure they don't know it. That's how we differ from East Germany because...freedom!)

...counts only incidents at the NSA's Fort Meade headquarters and other facilities in the Washington area. Three government officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss classified matters, said the number would be substantially higher if it included other NSA operating units and regional collection centers.

Read more: Audit Finds NSA Broke Rules Thousands Of Times - The Snowden Effect, Continued - Esquire
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K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #1

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To do so would be a wonderful public service. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #82

I am betting there is someone out there that has already done it. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #87

Yeah, I know Altemeyer's work & have followed the evolution of Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #92

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I got it out of my system. WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #6

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Me, too -- chervilant Aug 2013 #78

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The problem with that is... bvar22 Aug 2013 #97

You are right of course with everything you said. And I would add that rhett o rick Aug 2013 #99

Smart guy, that Charlie Pierce pscot Aug 2013 #3

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I brought my helmet. WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #5

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And you seem to be particularly popular. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #43

i went through all the posts for that day SwampG8r Aug 2013 #65

This is increasingly becoming my position as well. longship Aug 2013 #8

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"whether it comes from your favorite pundit, your favorite congresscritter, OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #10

OOWEE! JDPriestly Aug 2013 #32

I propose that it works like this quakerboy Aug 2013 #59

+1 JDPriestly Aug 2013 #60

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Privatization of Governmental Responsibilities and The Commons... bvar22 Aug 2013 #98

There are fire n' teabaggers here propagandizing Whisp Aug 2013 #62

absolutely! Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #11

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Charlie is spot-on again FlyByNight Aug 2013 #14

Clapper and the other bald-headed Nazis running our NSA . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #15

+1000. Yes, how else. There has to be a lot of blackmail in all that data. RC Aug 2013 #27

That is my best guess. another_liberal Aug 2013 #46

Hoover on steroids. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #66

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Checkmate! bvar22 Aug 2013 #102

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Time for another Church Committee? kentuck Aug 2013 #17

And another one down, and another one down, bullwinkle428 Aug 2013 #18

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That's one helluva article. Catherina Aug 2013 #20

Yes. We need a complete opening of the NSA surveillance files. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #34

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" Can't have the peasants knowing that they're being spied upon..." chimpymustgo Aug 2013 #48

That's why the 2700+ violations number is misleading LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #101

On the MONEY!!! dkf Aug 2013 #21

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Oopsies! chervilant Aug 2013 #80

Well, so be it. nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #90

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Don't say it's name! Maedhros Aug 2013 #50

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But Snowden broke the law. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #31

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"Give me safety or give me death!" kentuck Aug 2013 #39

Kick And Recommend cantbeserious Aug 2013 #44

Instead of slinging arrows from either side, Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #47

what's acceptable? questionseverything Aug 2013 #53

I just don't see it as black annd white as you do. n/t Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #54

so you do not believe in the Constitution? questionseverything Aug 2013 #55

I absolutely do. Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #56

Why? quakerboy Aug 2013 #61

i think you misunderstood my why questionseverything Aug 2013 #64

This is the kind of debate I'm talking about. Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #94

Other Whistle Blowers have come forward. Snowden is just the latest. As for this: sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #67

"...in dribs and drabs, according to Snowden's whims of press releases." Wrong! scarletwoman Aug 2013 #79

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Dick Cheney says "What problem ?" steve2470 Aug 2013 #57

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We'll see how the midterms go. since the president is so hugely popular it should be Doctor_J Aug 2013 #91

Since his approval rating with liberals is 68%... cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #106

Some whistle indeed. DeSwiss Aug 2013 #63

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wow. That was great. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #69

Transparency, shransparency. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #71

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Well ,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #105

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