“I came to the United States because I valued living as a free person, one who is able to advocate in a democratic society. Unfortunately, the U.S. has been turning into a less free society, a police and surveillance state, especially after 9/11.” PersonsHas BeensStatesAbleUnitedUnited StatesPoliceDemocraticSurveillanceFree SocietyDemocratic SocietySurveillance State Author:Sami Al-Arian
“Our efforts will only be effective if ordinary citizens in other countries have confidence that the United States respects their privacy too. And the leaders of our close friends and allies deserve to know that if I want to learn what they think about an issue, I will pick up the phone and call them, rather than turning to surveillance.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantCountryStatesUnitedEffortLeaderUnited StatesIssuesCitizensOrdinaryPicksDeservePhonesPrivacyAlliesOther CountriesSurveillanceHave ConfidenceNsaClose FriendsOrdinary Citizens Author:Barack Obama
“The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern world.” WorldStatesUnitedUnited StatesModernOperationsModern WorldSurveillanceGreat Power Author:Jeffrey Toobin
“The most important thing to the United States is not being able to attack our adversaries, the most important thing is to be able to defend ourselves. And we can't do that as long as we're subverting our own security standards for the sake of surveillance.” LongImportantStatesAbleUnitedUnited StatesSecurityStandardsImportant ThingsSakeAdversariesSurveillance Author:Edward Snowden
“The majority of terrorist attacks that have been disrupted in the United States have been disrupted due to things like the Time Square bomber, who was caught by a hotdog vendor, not a mass surveillance program, not a cyber-espionage campaign.” Has BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesMassProgramMajorityCaughtDuesCampaignsTerroristSquaresSurveillanceEspionageTerrorist AttacksCyberBombersVendorsTimes Square Author:Edward Snowden
“The United States has every intention of continuing to do the kind of reconnaissance and surveillance work we have done for decades, well known to everyone, that is essential to protect our national security, and frankly, the security of our friends in various regions of the world. It is part of our collection system.” WorldWellsKindStatesDoneUnitedKnownUnited StatesSecurityProtectEssentialsIntentionVariousDecadesCollectionsRegionsContinuingNational SecurityWell KnownSurveillance Author:Colin Powell