NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake Testifies at EU Hearings

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10. I'm actually hearing more mention...

mostly linked to the Guardian, but other U.S. publishers of note are actually doing some regular reporting recently, however not in depth.

The occasional "in depth" reporting only goes so far... largely avoiding the "why it matters" question, too often quoting polls or "the person on the street" reaction to NSA data collection, quoting "I've got nothing to hide" meme. We're never going to hear how data collection could easily be manipulated and other wise abused targeting political dissenters, harrassment/blackmailing political appointees/officials and so forth, as has been in the past.

History is forgotten/deleted and so the Police State is able to flourish and become more and more strengthened while our "freedoms" are systematically wiped away.

Among other extremely important and revealing points, Drake's testimony does an excellent job in highlighting and underscoring what exactly is at stake and how it impacts each of us.