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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald interview: NSA cannot break the code on Miranda's thumb drives. [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)Then I realized that they have no clue, because getting in front of this story didn't work. Now they are doing a disinformation campaign (hiring Cass Sunstein) and having the UK try to pass information off to the Independent in hope that they report erroneous things to shield the GCHQ. They can shout - Bad data! must be wrong!
Truth is, the trust has been shattered, and trying to generate more false information is going to end with all agencies involved look like liars and untrustworthy mouthpieces to the government than they already do. It's going to harm the newspapers. How long before they get tired of not making a profit because they are no longer credible due to being force fed erroneous information?
Oh, I'm sorry, my friend, but this genie is very much out of the lamp, and shoving toothpaste back in the tube has never worked very well.