At this point you can't trust the government to even bother to lie to you; just a no comment, as if it's none of your fucking business. Carry on eating twinkles and let us protect you from The Bad Guys.

Wasn't there a time when people accepted the risk of random terrorism as being small, but worth it for our freedoms? I 'd prefer that over "trust me we're doing this for your (our?) own good".

At this point you can't trust the government.