If a person in government says the sun will come up tomorrow,
it's sensible to believe that person -- but not until the first
rays seep over the horizon. Skepticism is even more justified when
the government has been caught hiding something from the public and
needs to excuse the secrecy.
In the aftermath of Edward Snowden's leaks about surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency, its defenders have made two basic assertions. The first is that these programs were vital in stopping terrorists. The second is that by revealing their mere existence, Snowden did grave damage to national security.
http://reason.com/archives/2013/06/24/no-the-nsa-leaks-arent-putting-americans
In the aftermath of Edward Snowden's leaks about surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency, its defenders have made two basic assertions. The first is that these programs were vital in stopping terrorists. The second is that by revealing their mere existence, Snowden did grave damage to national security.
http://reason.com/archives/2013/06/24/no-the-nsa-leaks-arent-putting-americans
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