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tod
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response 4 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:16 UTC 2005 |
You think for a second that the NSA would run such an operation?
There are several under DHS that I would think of first.
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aruba
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response 5 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:17 UTC 2005 |
Have you *read* 1984, Richard? Of course I think the monitoring described
in the article is very very scary. But the woman quoted damages her
credibility when she says it's worse than what's described in 1984.
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richard
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response 6 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:18 UTC 2005 |
The whole Bush ignoring the Secret Courts deal tells you loud and
clear that the NSA runs such an operation. The Court was objecting to
such an operation being run, and Bush chose to ignore the Court.
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richard
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response 7 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:21 UTC 2005 |
aruba said:
"But the woman quoted damages her
credibility when she says it's worse than what's described in 1984."
In fact what she said was that what was going on is far beyond
anything Orwell imagined. She didn't say "worse", she simply
said "beyond" And since that book was written many decades ago,
Orwell could not know how extensive the scientific technology we have
at our disposal for such surveillance now is. Her statement is
accurate, and yes I have read the book.
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aruba
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response 8 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:27 UTC 2005 |
Come on Richard, that's bullshit and you know it. She meant to imply
"worse" when she said "way beyond".
Where did this article come from? Has there been confirmation of this info
in the mainstream press?
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tod
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response 9 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:27 UTC 2005 |
re #6
Just because someone doesn't give an opinion on something doesn't mean they
are actually doing what is in question.
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richard
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response 10 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:29 UTC 2005 |
aruba said:
"Come on Richard, that's bullshit and you know it. She meant to imply
"worse" when she said "way beyond"."
I don't think that is an assumption you can make. "Beyond" could also
be taken for BETTER, if you support such surveillance.
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klg
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response 11 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:44 UTC 2005 |
(I think Richard's gonna blow a gasket.)
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richard
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response 12 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:50 UTC 2005 |
Its from Capital Hill Blue, which is a weekly newspaper put out on
Capital Hill, call it the left leaning version of Roll Call Newspaper.
Perfectly respectable.
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noidmh
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response 13 of 15:
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Dec 30 18:52 UTC 2005 |
Welcome to America, the land of Freedom
Now people will realize that freedom is something you fight everyday for.
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gull
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response 14 of 15:
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Dec 30 20:23 UTC 2005 |
Re resp:3: "1984" was as much about controlling thought crimes as it
was about snooping. To get the terrible authoritarian dystopia in that
book, you need both. The snooping also hasn't reached nearly the level
in that book, where there were cameras in people's houses being
monitored by the government.
Personally, I was disappointed when the TIA dropped their old logo,
with the "all-seeing eye" looking down at the Earth. It was just so
dead on. ;)
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wilt
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response 15 of 15:
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May 16 23:51 UTC 2006 |
HACKED BY GNAA LOL JEWS DID WTC LOL
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