matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com - 7/30/2008
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US Senator Sam Brownback is outraged that China may monitor the internet use of hotel guests in Beijing for the Olympics. I mean, what kind of a country would engage in electronic surveillance without any kind of warrant or due process? Only an authoritarian nightmare like China. Or, well, the United States of America. Brownback explains the difference thusly:
We don't put the hardware ...
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... * Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) thinks it’s outrageous if the Chinese government tries to spy on people without warrants, oversight, or probable cause. But when the Bush administration does the exact same thing, Brownback thinks that’s fine. ...
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Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Bungholio) is shocked that the Chinese government spies on people without warrants, oversight, or probable cause. But when the Cheney administration menstruation does exactly same thing, Brownback thinks that’s fine, because when we do it, it's always the right way for the right reasons. ...
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