Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen. At a minimum.
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Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Tracking Journalists Through a Secret Database
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#62Journalists are often harrassed when they dig into things the powerful want to leave burried. https://sharylattkisson.com/new-update-attkisson-v-doj-and-f... https://cpj.org/asia/china/
It's like a video game, if there are obstacles in your path then you're heading in the right direction.
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#63Is anyone surprised by these leaks? I think most people assume this is happening.
Just because we aren't surprised doesn't mean we shouldn't be outraged.
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#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
The United States in still engaged in 2 declared wars. One of which has it's theater defined as "wherever al-qeada and it's associates are" (paraphrase). So what's wrong with the wartime playbook? We're at war.
You're not allowed to use those special war powers to suppress normal democratic dissent. This is exactly fascism.
The House and Senate vote to reauthorize the war every year.
Have you called your Representative to express your opinions?
Have you voted for politicians who oppose the reauthorization?
There's a system in place to stop this, you're just not using it.
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#65Crossing the border illegally is a crime and there has been violence on top of that. I don't see a problem with investigating and tracking those who are aiding and abetting.
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
Except the wide open southern border is an easy point of insertion for Daesh and AQ operatives. Therefore, it can be claimed as warzone under the AUMF. Next question.
> Except the wide open southern border is an easy point of insertion for Daesh and AQ operatives. > Therefore, it can be claimed as warzone under the AUMF. How delightfully convenient and simultaneously nonsensical. If you are going to be that overly simplistic and reductionist (and willfully ignorant) about what is happening and why then you may as well just come out in support of all-out martial law and start setti…
It's the same answer used by Mr Holder and Mr Obama to justify dropping hellfire missiles in a dozen countries.
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#67Crossing the border illegally is a crime and there has been violence on top of that. I don't see a problem with investigating and tracking those who are aiding and abetting.
Reporting isn't aiding, for all you know there could be some conservative journalists out there.
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#68The comments on this thread have broken me. I’m just not going to read comments here any more, and consume the FP via an RSS aggregator.
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#69Is anyone surprised by these leaks? I think most people assume this is happening.
I'd be more surprised if they weren't. It's probably just a view on the database that tracks everyone.
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
This “war” has been going on for nearly two decades. There’s no credible linkage to even the ridiculously vague definition of the “war” and migrants fleeing repressive regimes in Central America.
Except the wide open southern border is an easy point of insertion for Daesh and AQ operatives. Therefore, it can be claimed as warzone under the AUMF. Next question.
That’s the policy position of the government, and it’s an insane, not credible position. It’s a position born of ignorance and bigotry.
I know many people who were impacted by 9/11. The people responsible were posing as businessmen with normal visas. It disgusts me that our policy is to chase boogeymen and do harm to people and to the nation in pursuit of cheap applause.
End of the day, the consequence of the stupid policy decisions made by Bush and Obama, and then amplified by the Trump circus will result in claw-back of war powers by Congress.