Naked Capitalism Links: Big Brother Is Watching Watch

Big Brother Is Watching Watch
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/06/links-61713.html

3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so USA Today
The Snowden Principle John Cusack, HuffPo
GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians’ communications at G20 summits Guardian. I’m sure G8 is pleased to know this.
Here’s (Possibly) the Whole Truth About How PRISM Works The Atlantic. This is the current version of the official story. So far, Team Obama has managed their surveillance scandal far better than Bush did.
US spy agencies say they checked under 300 phone accounts in 2012 FT
Obama does not feel Americans’ privacy violated: chief of staff Reuters. But secret law? Jake with the angels!
The Big Money Atrios. Secret laws, huge budget, no oversight, body shops galore. What could go wrong?
Investigate Booz Allen Hamilton, not Edward Snowden Guardian
Private Spy Agency Booz Allen Hurting Following Snowden Leaks Gawker
Coups, Corporations, and Classified Information NBER (MS). Oldie but goodie. Note front running possibilities.
How the NSA Kept Us From Knowing About a Previous, Illegal Domestic Spy Program in 2006 Green Is The New Red
China army newspaper hits out at PRISM The Age
U.S. Operating Massive Online Spying Program The Onion