[happyscrappy]

>the true goal of all the governments and agencies involved is not "preventing the next terror threat" but a power-play for the control of information.

This is a laughable statement but typically upvoted on HN. Politicians have to appear to have done everything possible to prevent these attacks. They are not dictators, if the public feels they were soft on terror they are gone, no pentaverate necessary.

[indrax]

>appear >public feels

You did not make a counterargument.