tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333777672423828206.post2916874972605898909..comments2023-10-29T07:36:19.150-04:00Comments on Down South: Working Hard to Save the World From the Peace Corpsmgracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14152242876973215959noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333777672423828206.post-90272717007011958002008-10-15T12:43:00.000-04:002008-10-15T12:43:00.000-04:00This raises a lot of questions. Like: is reading t...This raises a lot of questions. Like: is reading the same thing as investigating? Or monitoring? I don't think so. If we argue that it is, then when the feds come knocking on our doors, accusing us of subversive acts based on, for instance, a list of our google search terms, or some other clearly protected-by-the-first-amendment behavior, we won't be able to defend ourselves. Some Virginia analyst is no more guilty of a nefarious act because of his or her selection of reading material than I am. The fact that the CIA were reading a blog by a repatriated Peace Corps worker doesn't mean they were doing something to prevent or impede Sarah Nourse from speaking her mind? Or am I missing a piece of the story?<BR/><BR/>As a blogger, I certainly consider my blog a public resource, for the CIA, the lesbian afro-latin moms of the Dallas Fort Worth area, the boy scouts or any other group to drop on by and check out. In fact, the more readers the better.<BR/><BR/>That said, if the CIA wants to hide their IP address they obviously can. If they believe that bloggers might be intimidated by having a visit from a CIA IP address, then perhaps they are intentionally trying to intimidate. Then the burden is on us, not to be intimidated.<BR/><BR/>This is more of a wake up call. A reminder that anyone, anywhere, might read our words.They say it's a cold worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059089212388940864noreply@blogger.com