tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7072935266336236527..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Were the Edward Snowden Leaks the First Step in Busting Silk Road?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-73260860382201319992013-10-11T21:51:42.569-04:002013-10-11T21:51:42.569-04:00saying that the Edwards Snowden revelations are go...saying that the Edwards Snowden revelations are good is just not true. I don't think the NSA wanted anyone to know that they are listening on people's conversation because now that people know they are going to be very careful about what they say over the phone they will encrypt their communications as much as they can and they will not be sharing information that previously they thought Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88698910976479862712013-10-11T01:56:05.822-04:002013-10-11T01:56:05.822-04:00I can't refute your thesis. Who knows? Here at...I can't refute your thesis. Who knows? Here at the height of the war on journalism, the fact that you haven't come to an untimely end like, say, Tom Clancy, is enough to cast a shadow of doubt and suspicion of shill-hood on you. Manning was the real deal. And though I wish him no evil, I'd like to think that Edward Snowden is genuine too.<br />Also,as you point out lately the exposureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38817623925322652542013-10-10T13:19:11.294-04:002013-10-10T13:19:11.294-04:00"crafting new legislation" -- sic for &q..."crafting new legislation" -- sic for "crapping new legislation."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15345528415845996242013-10-10T09:55:30.978-04:002013-10-10T09:55:30.978-04:00If the government estimate of $1B+ in transactions...If the government estimate of $1B+ in transactions going through Silk Road during its short lifetime is correct, it doesn't matter how foolhardy such an endeavor is. Others will follow.Shimshonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158609487960587917noreply@blogger.com