“We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of innocent Americans.” WayNeedsGivingDonePresidentLibertyProtectAbuseTerroristInnocentPrivacyNsaWay Forward Author:Barack Obama
“The fact that other countries spy on their own people or spy on each other does not address the fact that the US is engaged in massive, bulk collection to the tune of 70.3 million telecommunications a month in France of perfectly innocent people. That has nothing to do with protecting the United States, and has nothing to do with really gathering any kind of meaningful intelligence on France. It is an overreach ... and I think the other countries are justifiably outraged .... As one of our founders said: Those who choose between liberty and security deserve neither.” PeopleThinkingKindDoeSaidCountryStatesFactsUnitedLibertyMillionsUnited StatesSecurityMonthsDeserveMeaningfulInnocentFranceEngagedCollectionsAddressesTunesMassiveOther CountriesFoundersGatheringSpyOutragedTelecommunications Author:Jesselyn Radack
“If Martin Luther King looked at the Obama administration and saw an intimate connection with Wall Street, he'd be very critical. If he saw drones being dropped on innocent people, he'd be very critical. If he saw rights and liberties violated by secret policies of the government, of the kind we've seen by the National Security Agency, he'd be very critical.” PeopleIfsKindGovernmentSecretLibertySawsRightsStreetsSecurityPolicyWallKingsConnectionsCriticalInnocentAdministrationIntimateAgencyNational SecurityLutherDrones Author:Cornel West