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Vattel

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25. Your links don't even talk about economic espionage. So how are Greenwald's revelations old news?

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Fri Sep 5, 2014, 11:02 PM

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The U.S. Government�s Secret Plans to Spy for American Corporations - By Glenn Greenwald [View all] kpete Sep 2014 OP

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #1

I wonder if THIS is the big fireworks show Greenwald promised the world.... Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #6

On your view, exposing that the NSA currently does economic espionage of the sort it has denied Vattel Sep 2014 #8

Whether or not the NSA denies it is not the point of the person I replied to Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #9

"Recycled information". By that logic... Marr Sep 2014 #11

exactly Vattel Sep 2014 #24

This is more like... Chan790 Sep 2014 #44

Really? Someone throws up a pretty link, and suddenly you say we have a hundred year old story DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #12

What are you talking about? ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #14

No, "repackaged supposition" would be the last part of that post I'd edit DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #15

What??? ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #19

I'm talking about someone who is not you. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #20

Okayyy ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #22

Seriously didn't you get the memo? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2014 #17

I like pictures too DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2014 #21

Your links don't even talk about economic espionage. So how are Greenwald's revelations old news? Vattel Sep 2014 #25

Economic espionage... Historic NY Sep 2014 #27

Of course they do Vattel Sep 2014 #29

Are you suggesting ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #30

I have no idea what your point is supposed to be. Vattel Sep 2014 #32

I am saying that the US Government has been spying for corporate interests ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #33

You were trying to suggest that Greenwald is not telling us anything significant. Vattel Sep 2014 #34

No, I'm not saying that .. 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #35

So your point is only that what he has revealed has happened before. Vattel Sep 2014 #38

exactly ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #40

I don't even like Greenwald, but I really hate Obama boot-licking. Vattel Sep 2014 #41

Yeah ... Right-O ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #43

Enough with the "I'm not endorsing it" horseshit. Marr Sep 2014 #37

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #39

Surprise. This is exactly what happens when "national defense" gets decided upon DirkGently Sep 2014 #2

I somewhat agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #16

Who cares what the motivation? nt elias49 Sep 2014 #26

Only those that wish to solve the problem of governmental spying. eom 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #31

I have wondered if the only purpose of our computers Trillo Sep 2014 #3

We've all been profiled by sites we visit, people we email. Nazi Germany would have loved the inter- blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #4

''What we do not do, as we have said many times...'' Octafish Sep 2014 #5

Kick. Luminous Animal Sep 2014 #7

K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2014 #10

color me shocked rbrnmw Sep 2014 #13

Try a decade ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #18

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #23

K&R for exposure. JEB Sep 2014 #28

A super secret hint on increasing credibility whistler162 Sep 2014 #36

Kick. Luminous Animal Sep 2014 #42