Monday, June 10, 2013

Is The Press Using White House 'Talking Points' To Explain The NSA Surveillance Program


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Watch the clip below, via MSNBC (Greenwald's interview starts about two minutes in)

Glenn Greenwald Gets 'Testy' With 'Morning Joe's' Mika Brzezinski -- Business Insider 

 "Morning Joe" co-host Mike Brzezinski sparred Monday morning with Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has broken a series of stories detailing a broad swath of government surveillance by the National Security Agency.

 Brzezinski repeatedly challenged Greenwald on whether the programs his reporting has detailed — including NSA data-mining and phone surveillance programs — were really "shocking."

 In one heated moment, Brzezinski asked Greenwald if the Obama administration was doing anything illegal.

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My Comment: I am not a fan of Glenn Greenwald, but he has been spot on in this story. His exchange with Mika Brzezinski starting at the 9:25 mark in the above video is priceless. The U.S. press is behind in their coverage on this story .... and as I have said before the go-to place for coverage on this NSA story is the British press .... specifically the Guardian.

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