No, the fact that Snowden & co were driven by right-wing motives does not affect importance of NSA abuse revelations http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116253/edward-snowden-glenn-greenwald-julian-assange-what-they-believe …
@DougSaunders that can be said of all state processes. Trouble is, there are diminishing returns in actual accountability in every cycle
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@asteris Arguably, the US had an easier time reigning in its intel agencies in "sole superpower" age. Less political motive now...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@asteris (I'm not totally sure I buy that, but it is arguable)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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