Horrific stuff, isn't it?

http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/08/18/cameron-proves-greenwald-right/

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/18/david-miranda-detained-uk-nsa

tl;dr: we detained the partner of a journalist who's embarrassed the US over the NSA stuff, ostensibly under special terror laws, but apparently just to grill him for what he knew, to take EVERY electronic item he owned and to send a message to journalists about what they should and shouldn't look into.