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Efter Snowdons afsløringer er der ikke grænser for reklamen for NSA

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26/10/2013

Efter Snowdons afsløringer er der ikke grænser for reklamen for NSA. 

Nu beder ProPublica helt berettiget om at måtte se dokumentation for denne sandsynligvis helt overdrevne lovprisning. 

ProPublica writers say, “There’s no evidence that the oft-cited figure is accurate. The NSA itself has been inconsistent on how many plots it has helped prevent and what role the surveillance programs played. The agency has often made hedged statements that avoid any sweeping assertions about attacks thwarted.”

And: “Asked for clarification of the surveillance programs’ record, the NSA declined to comment.