03-08-2013, 10:31 PM
Surely it's nothing more surprising than this: first we get the big fuss about the NSA and GCHQ snooping on their own citizens. And then in response, like a rabbit out of a hat, they announce a terror threat necessitating the closure of numerous embassies. And where did the terror threat come from? NSA and GSHQ of course. According to the BBC: 'US authorities had intercepted communications "between senior al-Qaeda leaders talking about an operational and clearly viable plot against an embassy". Wow! Aren't we lucky to have those all-snooping spooks watching over us. I'm a bit surprised, though, to learn that Al Qaeda still seem to be unaware that their communications are being constantly monitored. Didn't they used to use code words like 'Big Wedding' when referring to forthcoming operations?