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In reply to the discussion: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I do not expect to see home again' [View all]Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)He stuffed a blanket at the bottom of the door to his apartment so that no light would shine out of the apartment in to the hallway, so no one would know when he was home, up late at night.
He had placed cardboard on the walls of his apartment to try and soundproof it.
He had taped tin foil over the windows at the back of his apartment to prevent any light from going through the windows, so his neighbors wouldn't know when he was home, up late at night.
All the while, he was typing out shit on the internet about how to make bombs.
It was a secret grand jury in Boise that gave the FBI the right to obtain a warrant to arrest him and to search his apartment.
Where they found his computer, with all of his rants and videos of making bombs.
A secret grand jury was held in Utah for the same person, too.
So, much for those who are whining about the secret FISA court system.
Secret grand juries have been a time-tested and honored tradition used in the American legal system for over 200 years.