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In reply to the discussion: Why the Snowden Leak Is Such a Big Deal [View all]Coyotl
(15,262 posts)First, the revelations are NOT news. You can read all about it in the DU archives from 2007-2009.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2980746
Anyone in the world with an internet connection could know all the details about the myriad programs, of which PRISM is just one and the NSA just one of the agencies.
What is being fomented now is a new outrage front, the right-wing-nut amnesiacs who defended Bush no matter how illegal his actions are currently being whipped into an anti-Obama frenzy by Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Rand Paul, and their ilk because the USA has a spy program (that could be used to take away their guns).
What is happening now is an orchestrated media show to hang Bush's spying programs on Obama as a lead up to the next election cycles.
The timing "is perfect" because it takes time to accomplish such a change in perceptions with constant reinforcement.
FACTS, not "Just food for thought. "