We’ve previously noted that mass surveillance is killing [3] American tech companies [4].
And Cisco just blamed its earnings slump on China’s disdain for NSA spying [5].
Security expert Bruce Schneier succinctly summed up [6] the destruction of the American economy by the NSA’s surveillance yesterday:
Buy American doesn’t sell well anymore because it means give a copy to the NSA.
This is part of a bigger picture … the military-industrial complex [7] (of which the NSA is a part [8]) is killing [9] the private sector economy. And see this [10].
Bonus:
World’s Most Dangerous Mission to Start In 3 Days [11]
Removal of Fukushima Fuel Rods Hits a Bump … BEFORE It Even Starts [12]
And if you need 2 seconds of comic relief: