As only one example, Michael Hastings is a warning. Political dissent and protest are now being met with death and prison. Barrett Brown is another example. Smart, literate and technically proficient outspoken people are in danger if they fall afoul of the Powers That Be.

I'm not saying that this is what happened to Seth. I'm merely saying that it can't be discounted.

> I answered what I always answer: “I’m going to write a story; some of the stuff you’ll like, some of the stuff you probably won’t like.

> Jake came up to me. “We’ll hunt you down and kill you if we don’t like what you write,” he said. C. will hunt you down and kill you.”

> The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan

> by Michael Hastings