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moondust

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10. The beauty of it

Reply to randome (Reply #3)

Tue May 13, 2014, 07:07 PM

May 2014

is that due to the wall of secrecy it's next to impossible to get independent verification of anything, so anybody can take a pile of documents and use it to create whatever narrative they like--without end. The documents themselves may or may not be old and outdated, perhaps largely show pieces to impress generals and politicians and attract funding, relevant to current activities or not. Who knows?

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Greenwald To Colbert: Next NSA Story Will Make �Biggest Impact� - WaPo (w/Video @ Link) [View all] WillyT May 2014 OP

Let's hope so. joshcryer May 2014 #1

Like the iPhone, moondust May 2014 #2

It's a 'fireworks show', according to Greenwald! randome May 2014 #3

Saving the best stolen documents till last... Whisp May 2014 #4

There are fireworks at circuses and who the bigger Clown Shoes than Greenwald? Whisp May 2014 #5

That's... Pulitzer Prize Winning Clown Shoes... WillyT May 2014 #6

He didn't win it. minor detail. n/t Whisp May 2014 #8

'I Have Been to the Darkest Corners of Government, and What They Fear Is Light'. randome May 2014 #7

GG the little twerp is getting a god complex. Whisp May 2014 #9

The beauty of it moondust May 2014 #10

The best thing to come out of all this would be less secrecy and more transparency. randome May 2014 #12

I remember Sy Hersch discussing the Damansarajaya May 2014 #11

If only Obama had the integrity, intelligence, or courage of Greenwald or Snowden. Vattel May 2014 #13

'Integrity' means stealing your coworkers' passwords. randome May 2014 #14

So... On Protecting Constitutional Integrity... We'll Put You Down As A "No." WillyT May 2014 #15

The Constitution does not apply to the world. randome May 2014 #16

Apparently... It's Not Up To Our Elected Officials Either... WillyT May 2014 #17

Missed his show, bvar22 May 2014 #18

Go To The Link... Clips There... WillyT May 2014 #19