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GoneFishin

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6. The official "only meta data" line has been regurgitated so much and so often that when I read it

Sun Jul 28, 2013, 10:39 AM

Jul 2013

now all I see is "blah, blah, blah, meta data". The apologists seem to think this is their strongest talking point because they keep going back to it.

It's been debunked. It's bullshit.

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Greenwald Claims Private Contractors Can Spy On Calls, Emails: �I Defy NSA Officials To Deny� These [View all] frontier00 Jul 2013 OP

Speaking of dirtbags... Vinnie From Indy Jul 2013 #1

+1 nashville_brook Jul 2013 #13

Why no evidence to support their claims Cryptoad Jul 2013 #21

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #2

Nobody buys that anymore... nebenaube Jul 2013 #3

The NSA does NOT store 'phone conversations' Tx4obama Jul 2013 #38

In other words, just another #5 PSPS Jul 2013 #4

Thanks for saying it tblue Jul 2013 #24

Thanks for your "opinion" but more than a few leaks do really contradict it. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #5

The official "only meta data" line has been regurgitated so much and so often that when I read it GoneFishin Jul 2013 #6

See...here is the deal.... James48 Jul 2013 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #9

Yep. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #11

k & freakin r! wildbilln864 Jul 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jul 2013 #10

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Only Freeper Trash regurgitates the "Only Meta Date" line of BullShit FreakinDJ Jul 2013 #14

Please enjoy your stay here cosmicone Jul 2013 #15

Embarrassed yourself, so started a new thread I see. Bradical79 Jul 2013 #16

A large part of the world marions ghost Jul 2013 #17

I take it you're an NSA Official. GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #18

BOO! SoapBox Jul 2013 #19

is this LBN? burnodo Jul 2013 #20

Greenwald/Snowden should have led with this. Blue State Bandit Jul 2013 #22

So, basically, the problem is that he didn't offer any proof early enough for you? nt bemildred Jul 2013 #23

Society has the power to change its direction when united railsback Jul 2013 #26

Twas bryllyg, and ye slythy toves bemildred Jul 2013 #28

Yes, a deliberately nonsensical poem deliberately written nonsensically railsback Jul 2013 #44

Nice to see you again. nt bemildred Jul 2013 #45

So, when the next major government scandal happens, the whistle blowers should see you first about RC Jul 2013 #55

There haven't been any 'whistleblowers' for a while now railsback Jul 2013 #58

Only now is he exposing, with proof, the misuse of the programs. So in a way, yeah. Blue State Bandit Jul 2013 #30

You think he should have just dumped it out all at once? nt bemildred Jul 2013 #31

He should have dumped info detailing the missuse by private entities... Blue State Bandit Jul 2013 #32

And why is that bad? nt bemildred Jul 2013 #33

Answered. nt Blue State Bandit Jul 2013 #34

Ah, you are pissed because he told everybody. bemildred Jul 2013 #35

Nice assumption, but wrong. Blue State Bandit Jul 2013 #36

But you said, and I quote: bemildred Jul 2013 #37

The American People. Whis is NOT what you said. Blue State Bandit Jul 2013 #39

There is nothing in that quote about the american people, OR in what I said. bemildred Jul 2013 #40

"We" as in "The People". Are you going to break this down to spelling and punctuation now? Font size Blue State Bandit Jul 2013 #42

No, I'm trying to understand what you mean. Do you know what you mean? bemildred Jul 2013 #43

Boy I wish your were that demanding of proof from your own government. /nt Ash_F Jul 2013 #46

It's insulting to infer that I am not. Blue State Bandit Jul 2013 #49

You are deflecting. This whole issue is about accountability. Ash_F Jul 2013 #50

No, and I agree that the structure of the program is dangerous... Blue State Bandit Jul 2013 #56

See, it's like getting a politician to answer a question he doesn't want to. bemildred Jul 2013 #60

And you believe the official taking points tblue Jul 2013 #25

Not sure this is the same thing...but I worked for a company that stored all calls within a certain Gin Jul 2013 #27

Sounds like a Beck tactic Vietnameravet Jul 2013 #29

GG has been saying this since before Snowden ever hit the papers. GG saying it doesn't make it true. struggle4progress Jul 2013 #41

Hmmm ever hear of Carnivore? UglyGreed Jul 2013 #47

Ohh UglyGreed Jul 2013 #48

A Quick Google search UglyGreed Jul 2013 #51

Remember when UglyGreed Jul 2013 #63

And, you know this information how? Trust? That sh*t don't fly anymore. NoodleyAppendage Jul 2013 #52

In before Prosense unreadierLizard Jul 2013 #53

It's not the government doing this directly, but employees of defense contractors. Zen Democrat Jul 2013 #54

The OP, frontier00, joined DU June 29, 2013. Kablooie Jul 2013 #57

The OP has an interesting pattern Bragi Jul 2013 #61

No frontier00 Jul 2013 #62

That information is purely ..... Vanje Jul 2013 #64

Here's how it works... Fearless Jul 2013 #59

Gee. I wonder why Greenwald won't be appearing before Congress now. Octafish Jul 2013 #65

How in the fuck are supposed to believe that? The Stranger Jul 2013 #66