10 times the intel community violated the trust of US citizens, lawmakers and allies
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10 times the intel community violated the trust of US citizens, lawmakers and allies
No matter where you stand politically, a growing body of facts raises the question: Is there systemic corruption or misfeasance at work inside America’s intelligence agencies?
By that, I don’t mean people stealing money. I mean officials who are stealing our privacy — using the tools of intelligence-gathering and law-enforcing, which are meant to protect Americans, to instead spy on them, to gather information that isn’t the government’s business (at least not without a court’s approval). And, in some instances, it appears, to punish or silence those with whom they disagree — personal and political foes, in and out of government — rather than to pursue and protect Americans from the country’s real enemies.
Perhaps more alarming is the growing evidence that suggests some officials at all levels in intelligence and justice agencies are operating in a way that is clearly intended to serve their own political beliefs and interests — not the public’s interests.
And sometimes, it appears, they operate not just in direct defiance of their superiors but of the Congress, the courts and the very laws of the land as well.
(Almost as disturbing, Congress, for its part, seems all too willing to allow all of this to take place, when it becomes known, rather than using its authority to stop the misfeasance, punish the miscreants who lie or stonewall, and protect their constituents.)
This is not, in my view, a partisan political question. The evidence leading us to ask such a disturbing question indicates there are forces inside our intelligence agencies that are more persistent and powerful than any single political party or administration. They can usurp the intentions of the many fine intelligence officers serving our country.
The following examples are not a comprehensive list; instead, they are a representative guidepost that demonstrates the cause for concern while showing that this is not a new phenomenon or one confined to a single administration:
Telecom takeover
Joe Nacchio, CEO of telecom giant Qwest, said that after he refused to spy on his customers for the National Security Agency (NSA) without a warrant in February of 2001, the government retaliated by yanking a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars and filing an insider trading case against him. He went to prison. The government denied charges of retaliation.
Olympic spying
In 2002, the NSA reportedly engaged in “blanket surveillance” of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, collecting and storing “virtually all electronic communications going into or out of the Salt Lake City area, including … emails and text messages” to “experiment with and fine tune a new scale of mass surveillance.” NSA officials had denied such a program existed.
Spying on Congress
In 2005 intel officials intercepted and recorded phone conversations between then-Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Calif.) and pro-Israel lobbyists who were under investigation for espionage. In 2009, someone — exactly who was never revealed — leaked Harman’s “unmasked” name to the press. In 2011, intel officials captured private communications between then-Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and a Libyan official. The wiretapped recordings were later leaked to the press — again, by unknown sources.
Journalist "witch hunts"
Internal emails from a “global intelligence company” executive in 2010 stated:
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Sheryl Atkisson is always great, I like watching Full Measure whenever I find it.
Do I detect that most of these incidents happened under Obamination's watch?
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Quote:Yep.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Sheryl Atkisson is always great, I like watching Full Measure whenever I find it.
Do I detect that most of these incidents happened under Obamination's watch?
But if there were to be a serious investigation into ALL the 'Russiagate' hoax leaks, you'd probably find spooks at the other end.
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Just so people don't forget, I'll keep mentioning that gargantuan data center in Utah. They didn't build it for shits and giggles, yanno.
Is it still there? YES, IT IS.
I'll know that the government is serious about NOT spying on everyone when they tear that sucker down, and when they stop making contracts with big tech like Microsoft (JEDI contract) for "cloud computing" services.
Otherwise ... "social credit system" here we come!
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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
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Only if you have a smart phone.
The way I figure it, if you don't want to be spied on, don't willingly put spook devices in your house or on your person.
Easy peasy.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Quote:That's why they have drones to watch the likes of you.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Only if you have a smart phone.
The way I figure it, if you don't want to be spied on, don't willingly put spook devices in your house or on your person.
Easy peasy.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Quote:Okay now JSF, you owe me a new keyboard!
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Quote:That's why they have drones to watch the likes of you.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Only if you have a smart phone.
The way I figure it, if you don't want to be spied on, don't willingly put spook devices in your house or on your person.
Easy peasy.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
I had to say, that got a big guffaw from me!
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
You idiots have been oppressing the entire sexual spectrum as long as you have existed. I can't wait for the day your kind is dead - WISHIMAY
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Quote:I couldn't resist.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Okay now JSF, you owe me a new keyboard!
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Quote:That's why they have drones to watch the likes of you.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Only if you have a smart phone.
The way I figure it, if you don't want to be spied on, don't willingly put spook devices in your house or on your person.
Easy peasy.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
I had to say, that got a big guffaw from me!
You're welcome.
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