NSA blows its own top secret program in order to propagandize
There are some real gems in that LAT piece that Greenwald labels as propaganda[1]:<p>>What the Church and Pike committees found" nearly 40 years  ago was "that people were doing things that were wrong. That's not happening here," Alexander said.<p>The particular definition of wrong used by Alexander would be interesting to know.<p>>"When you're the good guy and you're on the side of truth and democracy and the American way, anything that is an impediment to you is naturally bad and needs to be overcome, even if it's the law," German said.<p>Apparently the ability to have private communication digitally is one such annoying impediment.<p>>Now, Russian ground commanders and Al Qaeda cell leaders are on notice that the NSA is nearly everywhere.<p>Those evil Russian ground commanders... One tip for the author of this piece:  Snowden leaks enabling child pornographers to avoid surveillance would be a much more effective appeal to emotion than a topical example like renewed fears of Russian aggression that risk fading from the zeitgeist soon!<p>[1]<a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-alexander-nsa-20140331,0,3369988,full.story#vcomment" rel="nofollow">http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-alexander-nsa-20140331,0...</a>