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In reply to the discussion: NSA Bombshell Story Falling Apart Under Scrutiny; Key Facts Turning Out to Be Inaccurate [View all]Apophis
(1,407 posts)151. It's not just the OP but many other posters here as well.
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NSA Bombshell Story Falling Apart Under Scrutiny; Key Facts Turning Out to Be Inaccurate [View all]
babylonsister
Jun 2013
OP
There are other laughable speculations from the Internet Blog called The Daily Banter..
bvar22
Jun 2013
#85
Boy, almost everyone here is lucky the alien and sedition act is not still in the Constitution!
xtraxritical
Jun 2013
#128
Adopting the hated Alien and Sedition Acts was, of course, a reason why Jefferson replaced Adams.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2013
#152
Except Scahill, Greenwald, Chomsky, Hedges and the rest of the ratpack, repeatedly.
ucrdem
Jun 2013
#153
"Obama pushed the Cheney agenda far beyond what a President McCain or a President Romney would have
ucrdem
Jun 2013
#157
Well the President says it was a 'leak' that shouldn't have happened. So is he unaware that
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#6
The new meme is the 4th doesn't apply to electronic records of our phones and emails
Dragonfli
Jun 2013
#17
The applicability of the fourth amendment to the online space is complicated. Here's a good article
cascadiance
Jun 2013
#101
Actually, he claims no hero status for himself but reserves that for the whistle-blower.
Luminous Animal
Jun 2013
#22
That don't seem any more angry than any other of his Tweets since he started Tweeting.
Hissyspit
Jun 2013
#119
That was the last day we thought anyone was actually going to do something about it.
Octafish
Jun 2013
#37
NOW: not a big deal... BEFORE: they don't have the capability, old news, Obama haters
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jun 2013
#23
It's sloppy. Once you research the history of this issue, you get a different picture.
stevenleser
Jun 2013
#129
He was sloppy to the point of altering the meaning of these issues completely
stevenleser
Jun 2013
#131
Every thing you say is true, afaik. It's legal. It's old. There's nominal oversight.
Laelth
Jun 2013
#133
If you repeal FISA, warrantless wiretapping becomes legal. We can fix or replace it with something
stevenleser
Jun 2013
#134
"NSA Bombshell Story Falling Apart Under Scrutiny". Don't they all eventually?
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2013
#42
"the unforgivable exploitation of fear in the days after 9/11" and "unnecessary searches and
indepat
Jun 2013
#69
The screen name, the attitude, and the conservative views bring to mind Tom "the Hammer" Delay
Dragonfli
Jun 2013
#125
sorry, you can have that place and the Old Elm Tree. Ill stick to DEMOCRATIC Underground.
MjolnirTime
Jun 2013
#144
You have supported every third way conservative feeler Your idol has put out!
Dragonfli
Jun 2013
#146
Just because journalism is dead doesnt mean our govment isnt spying on us.
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#76
Well Sister, We Will Have To Agree To Disagree - Many Of Us No Longer Trust Obama Or This Government
cantbeserious
Jun 2013
#93
Either AQ is "on its heels" and "only a shell of its former self", as we've been told by Obama...
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2013
#110
This is just another hit piece to make people think it is totally acceptable for the government
GoneFishin
Jun 2013
#117