Snowden

Remember the Messenger When Reading the Message

Intrepid warrior of transparency, Glenn Greenwald, leaked another classified NSA program, and as he has with just about all of his reporting, he expands a single tidbit of information into some global leviathan.  In this case, Xkeyscore can apparently see EVERYTHING anyone does on the Internet anywhere on the globe, in real time.  Yes, the NSA is worse than a corrupt intelligence organization.  It’s replaced God. Reporting on special operations and intelligence activities has taken the tone of a salacious gossip column typically reserved for the National Enquirer.  [...]

By |2013-08-04T18:17:00-04:00August 4th, 2013|Blog|4 Comments

WikiLeaks: The Definition of Irony

What follows is a little bit of a rant, so bear with me as I clear my head.  As Edward Snowden’s prospects for escape dwindle, since country after country has denied him asylum, he is now beginning to cry like a petulant child through WikiLeaks.  Using a logic train that is about as convoluted as possible (Waaaa….Obama’s picking on me!), it reminded me of Wikileaks’ own twisted version of what’s just.  Like Snowden, it appears to consist only of crimes they commit against others.  Someone using anything resembling [...]

By |2013-07-02T21:07:03-04:00July 2nd, 2013|Blog|13 Comments
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