Is it a coincidence that "chatter" has escalated in light of Snowden and the NSA?

[live love laugh]

I think it's more than a coincidence. First, all of the chatter has been re: foreign threats. The arguments that it's necessary to spy on everybody are that it's not us but foreigners that are being spied on. Any intercepts perceived or real only bolster the push to erode our privacy.

[KG]

1. pretty dam conveeeeenient....

[AngryOldDem]

2. Who the hell knows...n/t

[Mnemosyne]

3. No, not at all. nt

[Th1onein]

4. It's no coincidence.

The thing that gets me is that they really, really think that we are THAT fucking stupid.

Fuck them.

Repeal the Patriot Act, Obama.

[CJCRANE]

5. Yes and no. The increased chatter is probably real

but there might be some political considerations in the decision to announce it.

[Progressive dog]

6. That's it, two months after

Snowden tells on the NSA for spying, chatter increases. That just has to be "more then a coincidence."

[backscatter712]

7. No - it's all security theater.

Hell, there have been lots of previous occasions where they heard "chatter", and got actual attacks, but then they didn't bother to close
embassies.

Now, they're in maximum freak-out mode - gotta show the rubes there's a Threat!

[rhett o rick]

8. Attention we are now at threat level orange. nm