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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013

      The Guardian's lying about #Snowden...again. This former #NSA counterintelligence hand explains why http://20committee.com/2013/11/17/the-guardian-really-needs-to-stop-lying/ … cc @LouiseMensch

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 17 Nov 2013
      Replying to @20committee

      @20committee Confused. Guardian story says, "one of 850,000 people in the US w/ TS clearance" Same claim you made. @LouiseMensch

      1:28 PM - 17 Nov 2013
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        2. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          @emptywheel @LouiseMensch read more closely

          3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @20committee

          @20committee Again, I'm open to possibility SOME OTHER story makes the claim you say they do. Maybe look for story that supports your claim?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          .@emptywheel we'll continue this discussion when you actually understand the cryptologic system

          2 replies 2 retweets 1 like
        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @20committee

          .@20committee Yes. It must be embarrassing for you getting caught making a false claim abt basic English.

          3 replies 3 retweets 4 likes
        6. Kevin Jon Heller‏ @kevinjonheller 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          @emptywheel Marcy, @20committee thinks #Snowden is a Russian agent. Why are you enabling his psychosis by pointing out he can’t read?

          1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
        7. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @kevinjonheller

          @kevinjonheller @emptywheel yeah, that moving to Moscow thing, totally what patriotic American whistleblowers do.

          4 replies 1 retweet 1 like
        8. Kevin Jon Heller‏ @kevinjonheller 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @20committee

          @20committee @emptywheel Well, he wanted to go to Latin America, but the US make that kind of difficult...

          1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
        9. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @kevinjonheller

          @kevinjonheller @emptywheel wow, you're stupid

          3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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        2. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          @emptywheel @LouiseMensch "Guardian understands total of 850,000 NSA employees & US private contractors with TS clearance had access to ...

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        3. Count Shoqula‏ @Shoq 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @20committee

          .@20committee How silly of you to pit your former experience as an NSA officer against a seasoned blogger. #Hubris!

          1 reply 4 retweets 7 likes
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        2. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          @emptywheel @LouiseMensch "... GCHQ databases" source: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-cables-secret-world-communications-nsa … - which is a TOTAL lie, got it? BYE

          3 replies 2 retweets 1 like
        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @20committee

          @20committee It's still actually a stretch. But you're getting warmer. keep it up and your claim might be true one of these days.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          .@emptywheel it's a LIE - which you would know if you actually knew anything about NSA & intel. Less lit PhD, more cryptology - #protip

          7 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @20committee

          @20committee But again, I invite you to find a link that ACTUALLY says all 850,000 TS NSA and Contractors had access to ALL DBs.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          @emptywheel you're ridiculous, have a nice evening.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @20committee

          @20committee So you CAN'T find a link that says what you say Guardian has said. Okay then.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        8. John Schindler‏Verified account @20committee 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          .@emptywheel your inability to see what's clear to normal people is so lit-PhD-cliche it's terrifying.

          2 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
        9. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @20committee

          @20committee Yes. But I CAN see you won't present a link backing claim you made in the post. I suggested you keep trying, but you gave up.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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        2. Little Australia‏ @LitThom 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          @emptywheel @20committee @LouiseMensch OH FFS. He's making 850,000 *had access to* mean *read all of it*. Pure strawman crap. #NSA

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @LitThom

          @LitThom Incorrect. He's making "had access to DB period" mean "had access to every DB." But he's getting closer. @20committee

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Little Australia‏ @LitThom 17 Nov 2013
          Replying to @emptywheel

          @emptywheel @20committee He said somethign about "wouldn't be time to read all the docs". (Not direct quote.)

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