I have never received a National Security Letter. NSLs require the recipient to "turn over information." I understand this as typical federal jackbootedness, but I do understand it. The part about how "this letter does not exist — tell no one" seems over the top, Mafioso, ten-year-old little boys playing spygames. Apparently, most people who received these letters obeyed the gag orders, but finally, last December the court finally ruled that these administrative subpoenas violated the First Amendment, given the amazing lack of judicial oversight in their creation. Then there is the state secrets gag order placed on Sibel Edmonds … Continue reading National Security Claptrap