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How We Found Bin Laden: The Basics of Foreign Signals Intelligence

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This is accurate. Imagine if NSA paid FAANG people FAANG salaries how different the world might be.

The NSA does pay FAANG people FAANG salaries. It's just through private contractors, many of which you've never heard of.

Many of which you’ve never heard of.

Have you? Is this just public information I didn’t see? Or are starting a conversation with an impossible premise?

I also wouldn’t make assumptions.

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There’s lots of terrorist organizations brandishing terrorist tactics the world over, why limit your choices by focusing only on the Israelis? They all kill children, too, like the Israelis did during these last attacks, maybe that’s also down your alley.

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Wild that the NSA has a podcast. Part of me always wanted to work for them, and I still dream of cyber warfare, but the allure of big tech money and the Virginia location always pushed me away. Maybe some day.

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> There’s a very famous photo of Obama, Biden, the Joint Chiefs, and National Security advisors in the White House Situation Room watching the raid unfold in real-time… How convenient there was a photographer in the fucking situation room! Such a coincidence.

First, there's an official position: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Official_White_House_Pho... Secondly, why would it be a coincidence? You don't think... the people in the situation room knew something, perhaps a situation, was happening at the time? Otherwise, why would they _be_ in the situation room? There's usually a situation going on.

Apologies for my ignorance. I didn’t think photographers were allowed into that room most of the time.

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There’s lots of terrorist organizations brandishing terrorist tactics the world over, why limit your choices by focusing only on the Israelis? They all kill children, too, like the Israelis did during these last attacks, maybe that’s also down your alley.

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I don't care, bro. I'm a white Australian-American. The idea that either side is committing genocide is laughable and belies complete legal ignorance. But saying that doesn't mean I don't know which side I want to win, on ideological grounds.

I'm sure the Israelis have also come to the conclusion that almost nobody cares, and they have to mostly look after their own interests, which is good - the sooner they open their arsenal properly against Hezbollah and Iran the sooner they can end things, instead of trying to fuck around with the UN and pointless resolutions and an international law game that nobody cares about.

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The NSA does pay FAANG people FAANG salaries. It's just through private contractors, many of which you've never heard of.

Many of which you’ve never heard of. Have you? Is this just public information I didn’t see? Or are starting a conversation with an impossible premise? I also wouldn’t make assumptions.

https://www.nsa.gov/business/programs/

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There’s lots of terrorist organizations brandishing terrorist tactics the world over, why limit your choices by focusing only on the Israelis? They all kill children, too, like the Israelis did during these last attacks, maybe that’s also down your alley.

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I don't care, bro. I'm a white Australian-American. The idea that either side is committing genocide is laughable and belies complete legal ignorance. But saying that doesn't mean I don't know which side I want to win, on ideological grounds. I'm sure the Israelis have also come to the conclusion that almost nobody cares, and they have to mostly look after their own interests, which is good - the sooner they open the…

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