The crux of the NSA story in one phrase: 'collect it all' | Glenn Greenwald

The actual story that matters is not hard to see: the NSA is attempting to collect, monitor and store all forms of human communication

The Washington Post this morning has a long profile of Gen. Keith Alexander, director the NSA, and it highlights the crux - the heart and soul - of the NSA stories, the reason Edward Snowden sacrificed his liberty to come forward, and the obvious focal point for any responsible or half-way serious journalists covering this story. It helpfully includes that crux...