So you thought the big flap over the taping of international phone conversations was a story that maybe there was a bit more to---well, you were right. It is a story that is bigger and has a long history.
Click on the post for an executive summay of the ECHELON program and what it means for all Americans.
From now on, use the word ECHELON a lot in your emails. Maybe you too will have your emails and phone converstions tapped.
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Well, you know "they" are paranoid. Unfortunately, "they" are the ones we have put in power. As Pogo once said, we have met the enemy, and he is us.
ReplyDeleteI often wonder who is more dangerous, the "terrorists" we are fighting "over there" - as in Irag, or the ones who are supposedly protecting us, using tools such as Echelon, and god knows what else.
Do I feel safer because of Echelon? Not necessarily. However, what is the alternative?