Thomas Drake: You're Automatically Suspicious Until Proven Otherwise 502
colinneagle writes "RT had a very interesting interview with former NSA official turned whistleblower Thomas A. Drake, who said, 'Security has effectively become the State religion; you don't question it. And if you question it, then your loyalty is questioned.' 'Speaking truth of power is very dangerous in today's world,' he added. The interviewer pointed out that investigative journalists are labeled as 'terrorist helpers' for trying to reveal the truth, to which Drake said the government's take is 'you go after the messenger because the last thing you want to do is deal with the message.'"
Network World also has a pretty good article on William Binney's keynote at HOPE 9, wherein he revealed some technical details and a bit more background on the NSA's domestic surveillance program. Unfortunately, neither audio or video of the talk are available yet.
Re:Please flag my "loyalty" as questionable... (Score:5, Funny)
Liberty and Justice for [REDACTED] (Score:5, Funny)
I'm so glad I was born into the land of the [REDACTED] and the home of the [REDACTED]
NSAmerCIA (Score:5, Funny)
In another recent development: The country of the USA is officially changing it's name to "East Germany". If geographically misleading, it seemed fitting in a number of other essential details.
The name was cheap, through recent disuse. The US was able to obtain it through a swap for their equally abandoned Constitutiuon.
Re:NSAmerCIA (Score:4, Funny)
No! Auto accidents are ALL Ted Kennedy's fault!
http://tommcmahon.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834515db069e20115714e8332970b-800wi [typepad.com]