When the Guardian, or the Washington Post or the New York Times editorial board — which displayed an astonishing ignorance of the realities of modern electronic surveillance in its quick, shallow wade into this non-controversy — are able to cite the misuse of the data for reasons other than the interception of terrorist communication, or to show that Americans actually had their communications monitored without sufficient probable cause and judicial review and approval of that monitoring, then we will have ourselves a nice, workable scandal. It can certainly happen, and given that the tension between national security and privacy is certain and constant, it probably will happen at points. And in fairness, having the FISA courts rulings so hidden from citizen review, makes even the discovery of such misuse problematic. The internal review of that court’s rulings needs to be somehow aggressive and independent, while still preserving national security secrets. That’s very tricky.
But this? Please. This is bullshit.
Worth the complete read.
7 June 2013
Addition: Alternate points of view from readers at TPM include this and this.
10 June 2013 Addition: Continued points of view at TPM and elsewhere. See links below.
Tipster: Edward Snowden
One of Many Dissenting Voices
11 June 2013 Addition of Links:
Snowden or the NSA: Which is the Story?
A Guide To The Career Of Edward Snowden
Snowden or the NSA: Which is the Story?
A Guide To The Career Of Edward Snowden
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