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There has been a "security incident" at the entrance to the NSA's headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland:
Several people have been injured and a suspect was taken into custody after a car crashed outside the US National Security Agency's headquarters.
Gunfire rang out after the black SUV approached the facility in Fort Meade, Maryland, without authorisation.
An NSA spokesman said it was unclear if the shots had been fired by law enforcement officers or the suspect, adding that the scene was now secure.
Also at Reuters, CBS, The Hill, and Vice.
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(Score: 5, Interesting) by DannyB on Wednesday February 14 2018, @09:48PM (1 child)
Years ago, I watched a cable TV program where they always instantly could get all kinds of personal info, bank records, medical records, etc; all instantly!
And I thought they were the good guys. As the TV series makes them out to be.
But then in 2013 after Snowden, I suddenly soured on this show, and realized that they are the bad guys not the good guys. There was even an episode when one character abused this kind of power for some personal reason, but it all turned out okay, of course. I tended to give it a pass. But not after Snowden. My reaction after Snowden is that we should not be building the aparatus of a police state -- not because we might or might not trust those currently in power -- but because someday an absolute mad man might be in power. And only a few short years later, here we are!
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 15 2018, @02:59AM
The shit those shows pull is scary authoritarian, and the worst examples they play off as "partner was disturbed by the overreaction / line crossing but continues on because they know they are the good guys."
The kicker in reality for me was Obama making a joke about droning his daughter's boyfriend. Nobel peace prize for that piece of shit? Wish I hadn't voted for him.