Blinded by the war on terrorism

[bemildred]

The U.S. government's focus on thwarting terrorists has not only eroded Americans' privacy, it's opened them to other dangers that have gotten short shrift.

"This is a great time to be a white-collar criminal."

An assistant U.S. attorney I know startled me with this remark in 2002. The bulk of her FBI investigators, she explained, had been pulled off to work on terrorism, which left traditional crime investigations sorely understaffed.

Little has changed since then. For more than a decade, the U.S. government has been focused on one type of threat above all others: terrorism. This obsession has not only been used to justify an erosion of Americans' privacy, it has opened them to other dangers and, paradoxically, made it easier for terrorists to achieve success.

Let me explain.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-chayes-terrorism-20130728,0,4319811.story

[railsback]

1. "This is a great time to be a white-collar criminal."

How true. The Far Left is fighting tooth and nail to protect their 4th Amendment Rights so they can steal more.

[bemildred]

2. Do you think that is what the OP says? Or is that your view?

I assume "their" and "they" in your post both refer to corporations?

The "Far Left" is working hard to protect corporations? Is that right?

[railsback]

3. Corporations are now people, too

It would be a Gawdsend to them if somehow Congress decided to micro-manage the NSA. All that 'transparency' will double the secrecy.

[bemildred]

4. Can't answer my questions? Just more incoherent babble? nt

[railsback]

8. Just another answer you don't like

Only seeing 'evil' where you want to.

[bemildred]

10. Thank you. nt

[NealK]

7. You fail the Turing test.

Daisy, Daisy give me your heart to do
I'm half crazy, hopeful in love with you...

[railsback]

9. Sounds like love

which is blind.

[Warren DeMontague]

11. Too many fingers, not enough toes

[Enthusiast]

5. Incredible piece. K&R. nt

[bemildred]

6. Yes, another money trail. Back door de-regulation. nt