"Okay. So we’re supposed to be shocked by the idea that a spy agency employs analysts who can search and read signal intelligence (SIGINT) that was previously gathered? Crazy, I know. It stands to reason that if NSA gathers data, NSA analysts might actually look at that data. This is sort of like urgently revealing that FBI agents listen! to mobsters via wiretaps and wired informants. Yes, of course they listen! […] "In addition to suffering a particularly tenacious case of Obama Derangement Syndrome, Greenwald still appears to be caught in the throes of an adrenaline rush that’s accompanied his acquisition of Snowden’s top secret documents — documents that he’s using as kindling for his anti-government agenda. Once again, he’s telling us things we already know generally; in this case, NSA analysts analyze SIGINT. Duh. Obviously. They use software to do it. Also duh. And they need a warrant for analyzing data gathered on Americans. Yes. We know. "The only way that mundane news about NSA software can achieve big headlines and traffic is for it to be packaged in sensationalism and misleading claims delivered with frantic urgency and melodrama. That’s Greenwald’s con."
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:15:56 +0000
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