Anyone remember that old axiom--'Knowledge is power.'? In East Germany, the Stasi's goal was to 'Know everything.' Well, it appears that the NSA knows enough about people in the government to control them. I found this story (linked below)to be an explanation of some missing pieces in my desire to understand who is really in charge of events. So, while everyone is worried about how the 'government' is spying on them, step back and think about how the NSA is spying on people in the government and how they control them.
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/...-officers.html
Here's a video that summarizes the spying on government officials:
Hatha