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The Empire Strikes Back: The Demonization of Snowden Begins
Summary: Marcus Ranum, our in-house cyber-expert, looks at the next stage of the government’s defense against the revelations of NSA surveillance. Like the surveillance itself, they rely on...
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America’s courtiers rush to defend the government – from us
Summary: Those paying attention to Snowden’s revelations have learned much about our government (although we’re told he told us nothing new). Those reading the government’s defenders learned much as...
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Will a wave of leakers undercut America’s national security?
Summary: Will hordes of Americans working for security services become leakers, undercutting the government’s wall of secrecy and endangering national security? Many national security experts worry...
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The government strikes again, but finds yet another American willing to...
Summary: As the Second Republic fades away, the Constitution abandoned, the government grows more powerful and bolder. As we see in its latest strike against Edward Snowden. But this time something...
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“You’ve had your debate. There’s no need to write any more.”
Summary: We have moved to the steep downward part of the “S”-shaped slippery slope. Sharks bump their prey repeatedly, testing for a reaction. Once they confirm weakness, the attack begins. Similarly...
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Scoring the game so far: NSA is winning, we’re losing
Summary: Eleven weeks have passed since the first revelations by Snowden about the NSA’s surveillance programs. Let’s total up the results. Spoiler for the post: the NSA is winning, we’re losing. But...
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Celebrate what happened one year ago. It’s the birthday of a New America!
Summary: Exactly one year ago Glenn Greenwald published the first of Snowden’s revelations. Two days later I forecast that our response to these momentous disclosures would be nothing. That our...
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The NSA news might be a birthday for the New America!
Tweet Summary: These are special days! The New America approaches as the Second Republic (under the Constitution) dies. Our children are the victims. Powerful elites are the agents. We are the...
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