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Xithras

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25. Yep, that's pretty much it.

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 05:11 PM

Dec 2013

They've gone from: "You're not allowed to even acknowledge that you work for us" to "We'll let you say these nice things...but no more".

Among its employees, NSA stands for "Never Say Anything". And they're quite serious about that.

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NSA Sent Home Talking Points for Employees to Use in Conversations with Family & Friends During Holi [View all] Indi Guy Dec 2013 OP

War is peace. marmar Dec 2013 #1

I would have assumed they would have advised them to say. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #2

They've lost, and they know it Demeter Dec 2013 #10

Really? Seriously?? SoapBox Dec 2013 #3

Well it is very real... Indi Guy Dec 2013 #14

It's somewhat understandable when you look at it this way... Xithras Dec 2013 #16

So they have the freedom to say anything about the NSA, as long as... Indi Guy Dec 2013 #24

Yep, that's pretty much it. Xithras Dec 2013 #25

Given that culture of internal secrecy and despotism... Indi Guy Dec 2013 #27

Some DoubleSpeak there bucolic_frolic Dec 2013 #4

The NSA wrote turkey-day talking points, because of course it did Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #5

Yeah, the Post picked it up from Firedoglake. Indi Guy Dec 2013 #13

Talking Points? Savannahmann Dec 2013 #6

And if they can black-male the the American people (which they've shown themselves capable of)... Indi Guy Dec 2013 #15

"Blackmail," unless you are referring to a boy or man with a certain racial make-up. tblue37 Dec 2013 #21

Thanks for the correction. Indi Guy Dec 2013 #22

I know THAT feeling--usually after hours of grading papers! nt tblue37 Dec 2013 #30

''Midget bondage porn''? DeSwiss Dec 2013 #19

I didn't think the NSA celebrated Holi. MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #7

NSA sends a traditional holiday message on December 15 every year jmowreader Dec 2013 #37

The headline id cut off and says Holi MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #39

I think one can understand WHY they wrote these jmowreader Dec 2013 #8

+1000 Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #31

"NSA programs . . . have helped to . . . disrupt 54 terrorist events since 9/11" Jack Rabbit Dec 2013 #9

We had our own serious discussion, one of my daughters wants to marry... marble falls Dec 2013 #11

I would imagine that the NSA has disrupted terrorist attacks. cheapdate Dec 2013 #12

''Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.'' I.F. Stone n/t DeSwiss Dec 2013 #18

K&R DeSwiss Dec 2013 #17

I wondered where Baghdad Bob was working these days? Hubert Flottz Dec 2013 #20

I bet the families of NSA employees already know that they are evil. JoePhilly Dec 2013 #23

''This only looks like a police state.'' Octafish Dec 2013 #26

...A distinction without a difference (as you know). n/t Indi Guy Dec 2013 #28

It's beginning to look a lot like STASI. Octafish Dec 2013 #40

Why, they could've just come to D"U," to see how many here already dutifully internalized... villager Dec 2013 #29

sad but true Psephos Dec 2013 #32

Curious, ain't it... Indi Guy Dec 2013 #36

Points 1 thru 4 are all the same thing, point 5 is therefore actually point 2 KurtNYC Dec 2013 #33

CATO: Congress Has No Idea What the NSA Is Doing mitty14u2 Dec 2013 #34

I can verify this jmowreader Dec 2013 #38

If they contracted a PR firm for those talking points Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #35

No doubt, the memo was done in house. Indi Guy Dec 2013 #42

The System oioioi Dec 2013 #41