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It's too fucking late. Government, we don't trust you anymore. You're not a part of us. For once, I'm ashamed of being an American.

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Depends what you define as being "an American".. Glenn Greenwald, the main journalist publishing the leaks, asserts his US citizenship and his American identity as the ultimate impetus behind his acts -- his belief in the American Constitution and the rights of American citizens

American, Schmerican. What we have here is a group of nationalistic government-employed hominids enforcing their paranoia upon the rest of their species. Justice shouldn't wave flags.

America's conscience.

In exile in Brazil.

Can you imagine the guy actually living in the USA? He would be annihilated by now.

That's hugely speculative. Just because his car's brakes might fail, it doesn't mean it wasn't an accident.

Yes, the police said he fell down an elevator shaft. Onto some bullets.

We should remember his exact reason for being in Brazil in the first place, which he outlines here [1]; he would no doubt be moving to the US as we type if it weren't for the NSA stories

[1] http://ggsidedocs.blogspot.com.br/2013/01/frequently-told-li...

Sure, Greenwald moved to Brazil because of one US policy and now stays there because of another. But also, Snowden quite likely contacted Greenwald because he was a well known US journalist of high principles who wasn't located in the US. So there you are.

Well, that's silly. All of our "Freedom!"-loving allies seem to be in on this. UK, Australia, Sweden, etc. This article mentions that the standards process was being run by Canada, and the Canadians were "finessed" by the NSA. Canada? Really?

And, of course, the non-"Freedom!" countries do this also.

The only difference between the US and all the other countries is the amount of smarts, work, and money the US is putting into subverting privacy. Some of the other countries just seem to be along for the ride.

Of course, as Warren Buffet once said, "You’re looking for three things in a person: intelligence, energy, and integrity. And if they don’t have the last one, don’t even bother with the first two." Because if they don't have integrity, the last thing you want is for them to be smart and driven.

You notice that France, our Oldest Ally, is not on the list.

Probably because they're not team players and are doing all this stuff themselves.

Agreed. Let's face it, NIST and CMVP have been shoving EC-DRBG down everyone's throats for years. This is in spite of the whole conspiracy around EC-DRBG being achingly old.

There is no new information, no fresh concerns. Anyone remotely connected to cryptography has been suspect of EC-DRBG for years. The only thing that has changed is that the main stream media has picked this up.

"Very well, if that is the way the winds are blowing, let no one say I don't also blow." - Mayor Quimby October, 1994.

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