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