NSA whistleblower

"Because we are so unfamiliar with the motivation of the people we are dealing with, we are more afraid of them than we need to be." -John le Carre
Although it has failed to penetrate the mainstream media, several days after Obama took office a man wandered out of the hall of the National Security Agency to tell us all that the wiretapping was far more extensive than anyone thought. Turns out every credit card transaction, e-mail, cell phone call and mail has been monitored and recorded for every person in America. This man, Russel Tice, proceeded to explain that whole profiles have been constructed on people based on this information and that these people are now on a watch list. These are largely people with no ties to any foreigners, let alone terrorists. Perhaps the implications aren't readily apparent, but they soon will be. In a society as authoritarian and morally self-righteous, the ending of privacy is going to change a lot about our country. War and crises overseas is almost always used as a tool to control people at home, and we are now seeing that this is certainly the case with our time. Pointless wars against imaginary foes and endless funding must have some purpose to it... as usual, ask the immortal question- qui bono
"Of course, there is no doubt that if we lived in a police state, it would be easier to catch terrorists. If we lived in a country that allowed the police to search your home at any time for any reason; if we lived in a country that allowed the government to open your mail, eavesdrop on your phone conversations, or intercept your email communications; if we lived in a country that allowed the government to hold people in jail indefinitely based on what they write or think, or based on mere suspicion that they are up to no good, then the government would no doubt discover and arrest more terrorists. But that probably would not be a country in which we would want to live." -Russel Feingold (Senator)