They completely abused their own terrorism law for reasons having
nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism: a potent reminder of how often
governments lie when they claim that they need powers to stop "the
terrorists", and how dangerous it is to vest unchecked power with
political officials in its name.
--From a piece (here) by Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian reporter who has been exposing the NSA's tactics, following the arrest of his life partner at Hethrow Airport today on, basically, trumped up charges..
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