I think the lack of planning, divided leadership etc still applies.

It is possible they are a group of idealists who are in way over their heads, and assume someone will fund the project once they have boots on the ground. You don't have to assume fraud, they might just be stupid.

American sanctions and persecution keep the religious hardliners in power in Iran. Just like they kept the Communists in power in Cuba. We turned China into a capitalist "Western" country (just like us) using trade and open borders, there is no reason it won't work in Iran.

Giving anti-biotics to cattle makes them fatten up quicker. It also breeds immunity to that anti-biotic.

If you have your own currency you can print money. That gives you liquidity, at the cost of massive currency devaluation. Currency devaluation will make Greek exports cheaper and imports more expensive- and both will greatly benefit local industry and services, creating local jobs and economic growth. Switching to their own currency will fix all their problems, unless you are rich.

I think something different. Being poor is only a problem if you need money. So what happens when we design an economy that doesn't need money?

Why would you want large numbers of foreigners working on national defense? You want your cyber-war troopers to have friends and family in the same country you are trying to protect to ensure their loyalty.

Why would they NEED to steal these keys? Every single cellphone company in America would need the keys so your phone would work (roaming), and American companies have proven that they will hand over anything the US Government pays for.

Illegal terms in a contract are null and void. Any contract requiring illegal activity is not a legal (enforceable) contract. It's sad that police are not experts on the law, it's worse that we have no way to force them to follow/obey the law.

Congratulations, you have re-invented the stock exchange.

The problem with encryption is the key exchange. End to end encrypted communications is trivial once you figure out that part.

Stop passing laws the people don't support. It makes otherwise law abiding citizens lose respect for the law.

We need to split the NSA into offensive and defensive sections, and hand off the offensive block to the CIA. It won't stop the spying but at least we won't get cracked by North Korea hackers. Baby steps, take this a bit at a time.

Unless you live next door to Issis, your own government IS your greatest threat.

It's "only" meta-data because that's all they have admitted to. Given the resources (and secret rooms at telco switches) it's likely they record the call itself.