26 October 2021 — THE DISSENTER
Mark Klein, former AT&T technician who blew the whistle on NSA warrantless wiretapping (Photo: insunlight)
[Editor’s Note: To mark the 20th anniversary of the rise of the American security state after the September 11th attacks, The Dissenter continues a retrospective on this transformation in policing and government.]
Mark Klein worked for over twenty years as a technician for the AT&T Corporation. He blew the whistle on the AT&T’s collaboration with the National Security Agency, which allowed for warrantless wiretapping of phone and internet communications.
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 constitute a fundamental landmark in American history, a decisive watershed, a breaking point.
Sixteen years ago, Bush officially launched the “Global War on Terrorism”, paving the way for a war without borders. The corporate media backed this illegal act of war which in turn galvanized the public for immediate support. Did Americans unhesitatingly buy the allegations that Al-Qaeda masterminded the WTC attack and that Osama bin Laden was the number one enemy of the Western world? 
The New Dark Age 