>>You might not know what your neighbors are talking about you, but they sure do.
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http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/>
>So what? It's defensive and required for the times in which we live.
>Most of the organization did not exist before 911. If Al Qaeda had not attacked the Unites States it would no exist.
Not to that degree. The trend in this direction was visible in the western states even before, it just got a gigantic boost from 9/11