NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants
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Re: NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants
#2So did Obama blatantly lie to us in his statement, or is he not aware what's going on? I have to think, if they admitted it to Congress, Obama had to know.
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#3Gallup should do a new poll: "Do you support or oppose NSA analysts being able to decide, on their own suspicion, to listen to domestic calls, before any warrants for those specific calls are issued? Please state your answer slowly and clearly for the NSA recording devices."
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#4So did Obama blatantly lie to us in his statement, or is he not aware what's going on? I have to think, if they admitted it to Congress, Obama had to know.
Either way, he's failed in his duty.
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#5On a related note, it seems that journalists are listening in all kinds of "secret briefings" of the US government.
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#6Thank you Mr. Snowden. Here it comes. Strap in!
Re: NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants
#7> "Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, disclosed this week that during a secret briefing to members of Congress, he was told that the contents of a phone call could be accessed "simply based on an analyst deciding that.""
I wonder if this will temper the shrill cries of "this is all partisan!". Probably not.
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#8Wait - what? Isn't it our leaders consistent position that "listening" without a specific warrant is wrong? Now I am really confused.
Re: NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants
#9Wait - what? Isn't it our leaders consistent position that "listening" without a specific warrant is wrong? Now I am really confused.
Well, clearly they thought that they could keep you in the dark about the fact that what they can do without a warrant actually extends this far. Obama's credibility is at an all time low.
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#10Note to author: you misspelled Brewster Kahle's name.