Letters to the Editor

NYT circulates fear-mongering claims on FISA debate The White House and Congress prepare to tell Americans: If you want to stay safe, you must give the president the power to spy on you without warrants, and immunize telecoms from the consequences of lawbreaking. Glenn Greenwald [2008-06-10]

• my irony meter is now officially broken beyond repair

  Calling Arne Langsetmo. Will Arne Langsetmo please pick up a white courtesy phone.

  Calling Ondelette. Will Ondelette please pick up a white courtesy telephone.

  [Hoisted from a thread at FDL.]

  Comcast Is Hiring an Internet Snoop for the Feds

  By Noah Shachtman
  May 30, 2008 | 2:42:00PM
  

  Wanna tap e-mail, voice and Web traffic for the government? Well, here's your chance. Comcast, the country's second-largest Internet provider, is looking for an engineer to handle "reconnaissance" and "analysis" of "subscriber intelligence" for the company's "National Security Operations." (continues)

  http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/05/comcast-wants-d.html

  -- bystander
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