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maze-le on May 7, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: U.S. NSA domestic phone spying program illegal: ap...

I wouldn't be so optimistic. A bit of fearmongering here and there. Some idiots from the middle east (or wherever) spreading fear and terror... et viola: New justification for more funds.

_pghu on May 7, 2015 | [–]

I'm sure you heard that ISIS has suddenly appeared in the US coincidentally just a few days before the reauthorization of the worst parts of the "Patriot" act came due.

im3w1l on May 7, 2015 | [–]

It's funny because the head of ISIS came from Saddam's intelligence services. I wonder if they have a man or two in NSA...

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