On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 6:26 AM, John Young
... Pardons of Manning and Snowden, shutdown investigating of Assange, and several other intimidating and chilling operations would be persuasive.
this will never happen. they may have lost this particular battle for secrecy, however, they're not in the slightest conciliatory - only angry at getting caught (and Snowden, et. al. are perfect targets for that continued anger!)
Spying was invented to catch tax cheats and assure revenue for government operation and rule, and nothing unites the world's governments more than that essential transfusion of money to sustain government beneficiares, in the US the three branches, state and local. Military merely cops to control obedient payment.
unless you're an international corporation, in which case, USGov has fought valiantly to protect your precious loopholes and havens.
Nobody should believe this will change without a lot more than hopeful dreaming.
when does that bill to de-fund NSA programs re-introduce?