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		maaku on July 3, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Michael Hastings Sent Panicked Email Hours Before ... I thought stealthy black helicopters was the ultimate ridiculous conspiracy theory.. until they crashed one in Pakistan. I knew the NSA could listen in wherever they wanted, but I thought mass surveillance and storage of all communications was outlandish 1984-like paranoia.. until Edward Snowden. Now I don't know what to think.

derleth on July 3, 2013 [–]

The helicopter in Pakistan was hardly stealthy. Someone tweeted about it as it was flying overhead.

flyinRyan on July 3, 2013 | [–]

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