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Letter to "Extended Family" Assures That NSA Will "Weather This Storm"

Posted by timothy on from the hello-mother-hello-father-nsa-reads-hiawatha dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The National Security Agency sent a letter to its employees, affiliates and contractors to reassure them that the NSA is not really an abusive and unchecked spying agency engaged in illegal activity." Whatever you think of the commentary, you can read the original, attached to the linked story.

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  1. Extended Family? by wjcofkc · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess that makes them Big Brother in law.

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    1. Re:Extended Family? by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's more like a Mafia Family, in the Tony Soprano sense of the word.

      Actually, the tone of "Weather This Storm" letter sounds more like a radio broadcast, live, from the Führer's Bunker in Berlin, in late April 1945.

      Maybe the NSA has some Wunderwaffen in their pockets, like V-3s and V-4s that will ensure their victory in their quest to destroy Americans' trust in their government, and rid the land of the yoke of that pesky Constitution and Bill of Rights.

      . . . and they would have succeeded, if it wasn't for you meddling kids of Slashdot . . .

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    2. Re:Extended Family? by VortexCortex · · Score: 4, Funny

      I guess that makes them Big Brother in law.

      I prefer the term "Big Sister" -- Think about it: Who's more likely to keep a bunch of detailed records of all goings on, then get pissed off and throw a fit when someone leaks her diary?

  2. Re: These are just words. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a contractor with them I'd have more trust in their words if the letter hadn't been waiting for me on my favorite table at the coffee shop I frequent on my days off...

  3. Now is the time by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hope that there are lots more courageous NSA employees and contractors who will stand up and be whistleblowers.

    They're probably our last best hope to turn back this police state.

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  4. Yeah, I'll believe all that by russotto · · Score: 4, Funny

    Looks like Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (the Iraqi Information Minister during the second Gulf War) has snagged himself a new contract. WE ARE NOT SPYING ON ANY AMERICANS, AND THERE IS NO FAILURE OF OVERSIGHT.

  5. A family that violates the constitution together by JoeyRox · · Score: 4, Funny

    stays together. Now let's all gather around the fireplace and take turns throwing copies of the Bill of Rights into the fire to stay warm.

  6. Re:And I have a 3 foot long penis by Bartles · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm really getting sick of this. All it would take to stop all of this is a phone call from the President, who has sworn to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. People need to start blaming the person responsible, not some stupid bureaucracy.

  7. Re:And I have a 3 foot long penis by interkin3tic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Spineless? I take great offense to that! We have PLENTY of spine! It's ATTENTION SPAN that we... oh my gosh! Did you hear about the navy yard shootings? Was I saying something? I think it was about Syria and NASA...