If It’s All Kosher, NSA, Why Lie?


William Boardman | Reader Supported News | June 22, 2013

Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon: “Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?” 

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: “No, sir.”

 

In March 12, 2013, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) apparently committed perjury in his sworn testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. There is little likelihood of his being criminally charged, but we’ll get back to that.

If it doesn’t matter to you (1) that your government can maintain a massive data bank on your life and the lives of everyone you know, and (2) that there is no effective control on how the government uses its data, and (3) that your government lies about its capabilities, then there’s no point in reading further.

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