Missed Calls: Is the NSA lying about its failure to prevent 9/11? (James Bamford)

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73. Jeeeeezuss...

This stuff was NAILED.

I am permalinking this thread. I particularly like this little ditty…

Sunstein advocates that the Government's stealth infiltration should be accomplished by sending covert agents into "chat rooms, online social networks, or even real-space groups." He also proposes that the Government make secret payments to so-called "independent" credible voices to bolster the Government's messaging (on the ground that those who don't believe government sources will be more inclined to listen to those who appear independent while secretly acting on behalf of the Government). This program would target those advocating false "conspiracy theories," which they define to mean: "an attempt to explain an event or practice by reference to the machinations of powerful people, who have also managed to conceal their role."

As I've previously noted, conspiracies are a well-accepted legal principal, and it is commonly accepted that conspiracies occur every day, and only those conspiracies which involve powerful people are ridiculed as being nutty or dangerous.

So Sunstein is really saying the government should use its power to protect powerful people.

In.Your.Face stuff...