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PRISM is Nothing Compared to What the Government Has Already Done
Authors note: Faith in U.S intelligence since the fallout from Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning’s revelations has dropped to record levels. Top Secret Writers has some terrific articles on the current situation I advise one reads. There is also an excellent discussion about Snowden on Allison Hope Weiner’s “Crime Time” show I encourage one to watch). (1) (2)
While PRISM is in the title, this article is not strictly about it. I see the Intel program as but one manifestation of some deeper problems. Namely, how much information is enough? Further, why should U.S. citizens and allies have faith in the often substandard, private contractors used by U.S. intelligence agencies?
In addition, what does it mean when spook-filled Fortune 500 companies participate in democratic elections? Moreover, how right was Dwight D Eisenhower after all?
PRISM is a genteel name for the NSA’s SIGAD US-984XN data mining operation. As insidious as PRISM is, it is simply just another footnote in the long history of the NSA’s ECHELON system, which has been in existence since 1948. (3)
ECHELON is a means by which Read more…
Source: http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2013/09/prism-is-nothing-compared-to-what-the-government-has-already-done/
