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Originally Posted by Flamingboat
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Originally Posted by Tchocky
Naturally, the NSA isn't going to straight-up confirm what these guys are saying.
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The director of the NSA, Lt. General Keith B. Alexander, declined to directly answer any of the allegations made by the whistleblowers.
In a written statement, Gen. Alexander said: "We have been entrusted to protect and defend the nation with integrity, accountability, and respect for the law. As Americans, we take this obligation seriously. Our employees work tirelessly for the good of the nation, and serve this country proudly."
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Also, if it's in a James Bamford book about the NSA, I'd trust it. He knows that agency inside-out. |
See when people always mention big brother I always laugh. I laugh because their omnipotent image is a joke. The government could not find it's butt if it had a bell on it. They really think they will get Bin Laden when he calls customer service about his new cellular plan? |
The issue isn't widespread and pervasive surveillance of everybody in the country. The issue, at least what concerns me, is that extralegal surveillance by the government of its own citizens is happening at all.
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