+1. I think a lot of people just want this thing to "go away", be happy and remember the great stuff the US does, just admire the philanthropic endeavours this multi-billion dollar company is doing, all in the name of education and access to bash. I am not surprised by the downvotes on my comment. The US Gov has burnt all their bridges, the world trusted them as a thought leader on anti-censorship, pro-freedom. At this point I feel the rest of the world needs to cut the cable (literally) and leave the US alone, you want to monitor every fucking email, go ahead, we route around you. You stood up and gave yourself the role of steward of the internet (I know Al Gore invented it), and you did a great job un until the NSA fucked it all up. Mission accomplished?
Sorry to be so cynical, but seriously you need to make your Gov. accountable for the insane fuck-up they have perpetuated here, I would go so far as to say the NSA is now a terrorist organisation and needs to be stamped out.
Edit: just to make it clear, I admire the USA and love the core values of your country. I am British, and my country is way worse than yours in many ways (Mr Douche Cameron introducing filtering for example because "think of the children"). You have been bestowed stewardship of the internet (you invented it after all, Darpa etc) but have done a terrible job in recent years. This is due to the terrible FISC/FISA rubber stamping allowing those who would always seek more power to get it. Your bad example of stewardship however only gives countries like China and Iran more excuses to enforce their disgusting filters and firewalls. You can still do something about this by telling 'them' it is not OK. Oh, and never allow them to take away your guns, that is a good thing to have.