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NSA Whistleblowers Reveal Extent of Eavesdropping

Posted by timothy on from the revealing-the-obvious dept.

ma11achy was one of several readers to write about claims made by two former military intercept operators who worked for the NSA that "Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home." Ars Technica has a brief report as well, and reader net_shaman adds a link to Glenn Greenwald's opinion piece on the eavesdropping at Salon.

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  1. Well... by djcinsb · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd comment, but the NSA is listening...

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  2. foreign military operations theater by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    So, if we're in a foreign military operations theater, we should start our call with, "I'm an American citizen calling my girlfriend. Get the fuck off the line you pervert." ?

    I've never been in a foreign military operations theater, what kind of shows do they have? Is it mostly war movies? John Wayne and Arnold?

  3. Re:All together now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "If you have nothing to hide..."

    ... you are either lacking genitalia or a brain

  4. Re:Terrible reporting. A little perspective... by sleigher · · Score: 2, Funny

    Kinda like when you get home from your girlfriends, and your wife asks "where have you been"? Then you answer "nowhere".

    wait, did I click AC

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  5. Re:Terrible reporting. A little perspective... by dwarg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thank you Dave Schroeder for that insightful and informative response all my fears have been put to rest and I can't wait to vote republican again. And if you don't mind me saying so, my that's a low UID you have--very impressive :o)

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  6. Re:What happened to my country? by AliasMarlowe · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can understand your dislike of firearms, but whomever said "the pen is mightier than the sword" didn't have two in the chest and one in the head.

    Two pens in the chest and a third in the head? Sounds fatal enough to me.

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