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Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o... by Larrikin on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @12:09PM (#6483316)
In this current age, its more likely that the NSA is behind it. We are at a point where we need evidence that the NSA didn't help.
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Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o... by arjie on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @01:18PM (#6483811)
Ah, so the NSA's spying does have positive effects. It helped capture a drug king-pin who hires hitmen. I'd believed that dragnet capture of Internet traffic presents problems in trying to isolate relevant evidence, but you claim that this is not an issue.

This certainly bolsters the claim that the NSA's surveillance is doing society good. I'm not comfortable with that, but there it is.

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Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o... by mikeryan on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @02:42PM (#6484363)
We are at a point where we need evidence that the NSA didn't help.

So we now have to prove a negative or the NSA did it? Logic has officially left the building.

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Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o... by dubfan on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @12:25PM (#6483440)
Then at that point you are no better than 9/11 truthers and moon landing hoaxers.
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Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o... by zero_intp on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @01:34PM (#6483923)
I see what you did there, Mr NSA.

No seriously, the whole parallel construction dialogue for NSA feeding DEA tips is exactly the situation suggested here. Why do you equate published journalism with hoaxes and factually devoid crazies. It is insulting to a fairly civil discussion.

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Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o... by Larrikin on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @12:32PM (#6483489)
Theres no basis in reality for 9/11 truthers and moon landing hoaxers though
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Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o... by fivethree on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @12:47PM (#6483613)
That's the point.
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Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o... by intslack on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @02:52PM (#6484430)
Denying reality isn't healthy:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/dea-and-nsa-team-intel...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/us-dea-sod-idUSBRE...

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Re:FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, arrests o... by fivethree on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @05:53PM (#6485650)
Delusions of Grandeur aren't either.
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