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4. Only reason we are having this NSA discussion because Snowden had to be a whistleblower because the
Wed Aug 14, 2013, 10:35 AM
Aug 2013

steps put into place to bring this information to light were ignored... Senator Wyden former staff member says they did a time line that shows that Wyden tried for five years to bring this problem to light... and have an open public debate on what an unclassified law is and how is it being interpreted....and a misuse of classification because it conveniently hides an embarrassing issue or hides an illegal interpretation of the law...

http://www.truth-out.org/video/item/18158-senate-insider-speaks-out-ex-wyden-staffer-on-secret-laws-domestic-spying-and-obamas-nsa-reforms

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