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Snowden did not expose anything that was not already known -- or at least suspected -- since 2002. So it's business as usual for those running the game. The only difference is the (Digital Blackwater) Big Brother is Watching You ethos is now in the open. TIA, a bunch of wealthy investors and a sound business plan -- privatized Full Spectrum Dominance -- all remain in play. From now on, it's just a matter of carefully, gradually guiding US public opinion to fully "normalize" TIA. After all, we're making all these sacrifices to protect you.  

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1.  Joint Vision 2020 Emphasizes Full-spectrum Dominance, American Forces Press Service, June 2, 2000. 
2.  The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say), Wired, March, 2012. 
3.  Booz Allen Vice Chairman McConnell, Former Government Official, Nets $1.8 Million on Stock Sales, The Daily Beast, June 11, 2013. 
4.  NSA surveillance played little role in foiling terror plots, experts say, The Guardian, June 12, 2013. 
5.  Why is Edward Snowden in Hong Kong?, Counterpunch, June 12, 2013. 
6.  Edward Snowden: US government has been hacking Hong Kong and China for years, South China Morning Post, June 12, 2013.  

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