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In politics, you fire those below you to save yourself. Even if they did right by you.


People would only be fired if this program is scandalous to the American public.

All the evidence suggests that the American public doesn't mind privacy violations as long you say "child pornographer" and "terrorist" a lot when you talk about them.


Justifications for some, sacrificial firings for others. Just like Abu Ghraib.




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