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The DOJ pursues the "real criminal" in the NSA spying scandal

While the high-level lawbreakers are protected from consequences by our political class, only the courageous whistle-blower is subject to criminal prosecution.
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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2009 01:51 PM

    Rocky Feet

    yep, most of you would come around and see the light that big goobermint just breeds corruption and waste and can lead to totalitarian nightmares where the authorities decide that all of them innately evil ones need to be eliminated.

    You are so right! That's why we have only private enterprise engage in projects like the War on Iraq, the War on Afghanistan. Why, I bet if the government did these things they wouldn't be profitable at all, and they would probably violate people's rights into the bargain.

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