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Director, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. Blocked by @realDonaldTrump. Views are my own.

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    1. Matt Apuzzo‏Verified account @mattapuzzo 13 Sep 2013

      I quibble w last line. Opinions/legality/situations change. See Japanese internmet, Cold War nuke buildup,WW2 censorship @benjaminwittes 2/2

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    2. Benjamin Wittes‏Verified account @benjaminwittes 13 Sep 2013
      Replying to @mattapuzzo

      @mattapuzzo I agree that opinions change--and rightly so sometimes--but they generally should not change because they become public.

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    3. Ben Wizner‏Verified account @benwizner 13 Sep 2013
      Replying to @benjaminwittes

      @benjaminwittes @mattapuzzo It seems to me, Ben, that you do what you accuse others of doing: reach firm conclusions without full facts.

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    4. Benjamin Wittes‏Verified account @benjaminwittes 13 Sep 2013
      Replying to @benwizner

      @benwizner When I speculate, I label it as such, as I have done clearly here. To the extent my speculation is wrong, my conclusions not firm

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    5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 Sep 2013
      Replying to @benjaminwittes

      @benjaminwittes Are you saying that your claim Congress was "pretending" not to know abt dragnet was speculation? @benwizner

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    6. Ben Wizner‏Verified account @benwizner 13 Sep 2013
      Replying to @emptywheel

      @emptywheel @benjaminwittes You speculate about whether there's "retrenchment." But how are you so sure you "dissent" from it?

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    7. Benjamin Wittes‏Verified account @benjaminwittes 13 Sep 2013
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      @benwizner I dissent from what I believe is going on: i.e., retrenchment from policies believed to be legal and necessary.

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      Ben Wizner‏Verified account @benwizner 13 Sep 2013
      Replying to @benjaminwittes

      @benjaminwittes If all you're saying is that national security officials should defend the policies they believe to be legal, then I agree.

      12:08 PM - 13 Sep 2013
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        2. Benjamin Wittes‏Verified account @benjaminwittes 13 Sep 2013
          Replying to @benwizner

          @benwizner But I am saying something else too: That I believe there is some preemptive backing off going on.

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        3. Matt Apuzzo‏Verified account @mattapuzzo 13 Sep 2013
          Replying to @benjaminwittes

          Also @benjaminwittes notes that, after another attack, blame will fall. That doesn't justify programs; it reminds how we got here @benwizner

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        4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 13 Sep 2013
          Replying to @mattapuzzo

          @mattapuzzo Except that somehow CIA avoided blame for not sharing info on Midhar bc of secrecy. @benjaminwittes @benwizner

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