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Re:NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders by Zigurd on Saturday October 26, 2013 @09:20PM (#6620322)
Why would you consider it "a considerable step up?"

We already know that surveillance in the US is pervasive. And that includes politicians, judges, and everyone else in government.

It's just a small step to using that information for safeguarding NSA's mission.

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Re:NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders by meowface on Saturday October 26, 2013 @10:09PM (#6620469)
Well, you're suggesting they are actively engaging in blackmail and political manipulation to retain their position. Even if they do have the information to blackmail in many cases, it does not mean they actually are.

Perhaps I'm just naive, but I like to think at their core they're not so immoral as to degrade themselves to that sort of behavior.

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Re:NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders by Zigurd on Sunday October 27, 2013 @05:49PM (#6623748)
Just as I am certain they do not think of anything we are certain that they do a crime, neither would they think of using available information to influence political support a crime, either.
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