Groklaw legal site shuts over fears of NSA email snooping
Given the current furore I think it not unlikely that pj is under a national security letter and dare not talk about it for fear of arrest.<p>She is probably gambling that they will not threaten to arrest her for closing her site if she makes no statement.<p>She always seemed pretty ballsy and I think she still is.<p>Or maybe she just doesn't want to be a journalist in America any more.<p>What do whistleblowers seek ? A journalist to leak to.<p>Imagine receiving a leak in America right now.<p>It would certainly be a BIG commitment and having received it, it might be too late to undo that action.<p>At the very least this is pre-emptive censorship - a chilling effect, but important in the Manufacturing of Consent.<p>What do you think would happern to Glen Greenwald if he were to step into a transit lounge right now ?<p>Nice of the White House to deny it.<p>Consent for what ?
Well one might wonder...