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In reply to the discussion: Report Indicates Snowden/Greenwald Lied About Key Claims [View all]Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)As someone who has been reading James Bamfords books and articles since 1983, I've kept up with some of their capabilities for a long time. Bamfords works were based on 10's of thousands of FOIA requests and lawsuits. He's widely recognized as THE expert on the NSA.
All Snowden did was provide us with a real time update to what's been going on.
We've also over the last few years, had Army Intelligence analysts tell us of intercepting soldier and civilians conversations from Iraq and Afghanistan. Listening in on soldiers sex talk with with their spouses back home. Intercepting reporters conversations.
There has been evidence of these programs trickling out for years now.
Now, what was your crack about critical thinking? There are plenty of facts to back up their claims. They just didn't gain traction before. So I suggest you take your head out of the sand, and look up the facts, instead of swallowing propaganda wholesale.
You are being lied to.....again by your government.