@mattapuzzo I agree that opinions change--and rightly so sometimes--but they generally should not change because they become public.
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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.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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 firm1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @benjaminwittes
@benjaminwittes Are you saying that your claim Congress was "pretending" not to know abt dragnet was speculation?@benwizner2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@benjaminwittes You speculate about whether there's "retrenchment." But how are you so sure you "dissent" from it?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @benwizner
@benwizner I dissent from what I believe is going on: i.e., retrenchment from policies believed to be legal and necessary.5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @benwizner
@benwizner But I am saying something else too: That I believe there is some preemptive backing off going on.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @benjaminwittes
@benjaminwittes Curious. Do you object to NSA ending the Internet data mining program?@benwizner1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@benwizner that honestly depends on why it ended, about which I have never been entirely clear.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@benjaminwittes So while we don't know why, we do know had problems like the 215 ones, & per Admin, NSA determined not worth it @benwizner
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