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What to think when Anonymous attacks our enemies while the NSA surveils us?

So asks a smart retired Special Forces officer I know, in light of the news that Anonymous plans to release data on North Korean weapons programs. The happy hackers say they’ll release the info on Tuesday to observe the 63rd anniversary of North Korea’s invasion of the South.    More on NSA spying on Americans here ...

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So asks a smart retired Special Forces officer I know, in light of the news that Anonymous plans to release data on North Korean weapons programs. The happy hackers say they'll release the info on Tuesday to observe the 63rd anniversary of North Korea's invasion of the South.   

So asks a smart retired Special Forces officer I know, in light of the news that Anonymous plans to release data on North Korean weapons programs. The happy hackers say they’ll release the info on Tuesday to observe the 63rd anniversary of North Korea’s invasion of the South.   

More on NSA spying on Americans here from the estimable Shane Harris and John Reed.

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1
Tags: Cyber Security & Hacking, Foreign & Public Diplomacy, National Security Agency, North Korea, Science and Technology, Strategic Intelligence

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