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In reply to the discussion: "We have not heard such blatant, shameless lying from intelligence and military officials...... [View all]GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)51. There have been reported cases of operators using it to spy on their exes.
Human nature hasn't changed much since Hoover kept his blackmail dossiers on his enemies in Washington.
I get a big laugh from people who think that wearing a suit and tie, and having an important sounding titled engraved on a name placard on your desk makes you incapable of sleazy exploitative and illegal behavior.
Naive.
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"We have not heard such blatant, shameless lying from intelligence and military officials...... [View all]
marmar
Nov 2015
OP
No surprise that "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" is incomprehensible to the Greenwald cult
uhnope
Nov 2015
#5
yr English teacher called. She'd like you to not tell anybody that you attended her class
uhnope
Nov 2015
#42
If someone asked you to listen to David Duke speak for 15 minutes because it's "the truth", would u?
uhnope
Nov 2015
#36
I'm not bothering to watch it. Why don't you summarize GG's main points and then we'll discuss?
uhnope
Nov 2015
#26
Point out the lies so we can discuss your opinion? Otherwise Greenwald is 100% correct. We remember
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#21
Sorry, I'm not wasting 16 minutes of my time listening to Greenwald blather on and on
uhnope
Nov 2015
#25
Well if you don't know what he said, any comment you make about it isn't going to be very
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#27
The Global Establishment Will Use Paris As A Cudgel To Justify Further Illegal Surveillance
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#10
Free speech issue as in people of influence, who know how the system works, ...
Babel_17
Nov 2015
#23
More bullshit excuses for collecting information that is none of their fucking business to get
GoneFishin
Nov 2015
#16
it could turn in the event of a terrorist attack or criminal event where strong encryption can be sh
Jesus Malverde
Nov 2015
#46