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Re:WikiLeaks plans to release documents on US election and G... by jfoster on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @02:13PM (#12637832)
Well, I know it's an unpopular view, but I think the US government doing that was okay. I don't pretend that's grounded in principle; I don't think that other governments should be able to do it, or that there was no potential for abuse. I think the national security rationale for the programme was valid. (perhaps not in law, I acknowledge)

I agree completely that the leak was very significant, but my preference (I think; not 100%) would be that Snowden hadn't leaked.

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Re:WikiLeaks plans to release documents on US election and G... by ionised on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @11:49AM (#12644883)
Wait, you're saying you are okay with the US government doing it but not other governments?

How does that work?

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Re:WikiLeaks plans to release documents on US election and G... by teddyh on Sunday October 09, 2016 @05:11PM (#12673484)
I think it’s called “Patriotism”. See also “American exceptionalism”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism
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