The NSA gets caught intercepting communications with the express purpose of spying on people[1], therefore all conspiracy theories are now true? What next, reptilian freemasons?

[1] You may notice that "intercepting communications with the express purpose of spying on people" is the charter of the NSA and of analogous agencies everywhere in the world.

No, but it does destroy the credibility of the US government and its agencies.

You're more than welcome to take the word of a known dishonest agent. I prefer using my own common sense to discern events.

Diminishing the credibility of the US government does not enhance the credibility of the tinfoil hat crowd one bit.

Longtime dissenters and critics of the government have been vindicated as of late. Please recall that the "tinfoil" has melted because of the recent USG/NSA conspiracy. You need to drop the term "tinfoil hat" as it no longer has legitimacy.

I'd suggest Dissident, but that's just me.

There's a distinction between criticism and conspiracy theories. People who seriously maintain that the US government was behind 9/11 are kooks, same as creationists and people who think reptilian Jewish Freemasons control the world, and they gain zero credibility from the revelation that the NSA has the ability to tap Skype, Gmail, and Facebook.

> People who seriously maintain that the US government was behind 9/11 are kooks, same as creationists and people who think reptilian Jewish Freemasons control the world

You forgot to mention the Arizona farm where Jim Morrison and JFK are living together.

Your debating skills suck. If you wish to be taken seriously, don't engage in namecalling and don't conflate issues by adding Bigfoot poison to the mix. It wrecks your cred.

> Your debating skills suck.

"Debating" 9/11 truthers is a form of reasoning with people who have none.

My point is that diminishing the credibility of the US government doesn't enhance the credibility of 9/11 truthers. Have you made a point yet?

I've made my point. That's why all you appear have left is ad hominem and conflation.

You're more than welcome to believe the Official Fables of the 9/11 Myth Cycle. Knock yourself out.

> People who seriously maintain that the US government was behind 9/11

Who is maintaining that?

You like your reductio ad absurdum, eh? Why not move onto ad hominems?

Or, y'know, perhaps shock horror scandal probe your government has lied to you! Nooooo.