Re:New Snowden Docs Indicate Scope of NSA Preparations for C...
by yourad_io on Saturday January 17, 2015 @07:44PM
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Attacking the economic infrastructure in preparation of War has been the US' m.o. since at least the 50's. Economic Hitmen, and what-not.
Re:New Snowden Docs Indicate Scope of NSA Preparations for C...
by higherpurpose on Saturday January 17, 2015 @11:45PM
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Of all countries? I doubt that. Many people don't seem to realize the scope is the main problem here, and they are equating spying on one person in targetted surveillance, with spying on 4 billion people and saying "NSA has already been doing that!". No they haven't. So stop confusing the message.
Another big problem is that NSA has started undermining crypto. Before 2001 you could maybe actually trust NSA that they're releasing crypto that is safe because you thought they actually have an interest in "security". Not anymore. Anything and everything NSA has touched now has to be considered corrupt.
- Mass surveillance of all humans is objectionable on human rights terms.
- Attacks on civilian infrastructure. The NSA is executing military operations against civilian infrastructure even in NATO countries.
It isn't conventional foreign policy or warfare for a military agency to be actively and continuously attack the civilian cultural and economic infrastructure in preparation for war.