NSA and Mexico: Missing Facts, Reporters are Puppets on Snowden's String David Gewirtz - ZDNet
go to original October 23, 2013

Edward Snowden's leak revealed that the U.S. has been spying on some its allies. (Associated Press)

The problem with all these Snowden leaks is that reporters and bloggers are responding like puppets on a string. The outrage-of-the-day is great for our attention economy, and it doesn't hurt if the weekly dose of whining sticks it to the American government. That's just a bonus.

The problem is, many of these braying, whining, righteously indignant reporters and bloggers don't have any perspective, so they're feeding right from the Russia-running Snowden's outstretched hand and dancing to his holier-than-thou tune without applying any critical thinking.

Take the most recent outrage. Apparently, the NSA has been spying on former Mexican President Felipe Calderon. Now, if that were the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, outrage might have been in order.

But the truth is that Calderon hasn't exactly been playing fair himself. In fact, four years ago, I covered Calderon in some detail because he got caught red-handed, stealing American information.

Let's dig into that story for a moment, so you can learn about just how much of a stellar statesman Calderon was during his years in (and getting into) office.

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