Really, it was all the New York Times & the US government had nothing to do with it? Go away, propaganda troll.
Edit: actually, since you've done this repeatedly after we warned you, I've banned this account. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future.
Check out Chomsky's "Manufacturing Consent".