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Aazadan
Obama lied, that's all there is to it.
beezzer
reply to post by Indigo5
I've worked for Uncle Sugar long enough to know that even before Obama came out today, NSA already had a work-around figured out with the Justice Department.
BrianFlanders
Aazadan
Obama lied, that's all there is to it.
Oh yeah. The whole time he was up there running his mouth all I could think was "My god how can anyone keep a straight face when they're telling so many obvious lies?"
beezzer
reply to post by Indigo5
I've worked for Uncle Sugar long enough to know that even before Obama came out today, NSA already had a work-around figured out with the Justice Department.
Snarl
Indigo5
What I want to know is what Snowden still has.
What Snowden has is nothing the Chinese and Russians don't/didn't already have. That's why the Russians have him and not the NSA.
What Snowden really has is a crappy life in a foreign country. What Snowden has is a 'broken trust' label that's never going away.
Snarl
What Snowden lost is a very important time in anyone's life. Consider his age ... his earning potential at this time of his life. He'll likely never be a rich man.
Wrabbit2000
Indigo5
Wrabbit2000
reply to post by Indigo5
So far, I haven't heard of wide ranging replacements and removals of people in positions within US Intelligence and the NSA in particular.
Maybe I just pay attention to these issues more than most...a recovering news junkie..
NSA Spy Director Keith Alexander & Deputy to Step Down
www.heavy.com...edit on 17-1-2014 by Indigo5 because: (no reason given)
Those folks weren't running these units directly and day to day. They aren't anywhere near close to enough to account for what has happened. It's the usual scapegoating and two-stepping, IMO.
It is more than just the NSA. Pretty much all the alphabet agencies, their contractors and other governmental agencies have been collecting personal data for decades. Quite often, the individual gives it to them freely.
If you voted this election season, President Obama almost certainly has a file on you. His vast campaign database includes information on voters’ magazine subscriptions, car registrations, housing values and hunting licenses, along with scores estimating how likely they were to cast ballots for his reelection.