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In conjunction with President Obama's press conference on Friday afternoon, the government released a white paper detailing its legal rationale "for an intelligence collection program under which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains court orders directing certain telecommunications service providers to produce telephony metadata in bulk."
Read the whole thing here:
Administration White Paper Section 215
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/government-releases-white-paper-on-collection-of-metadata
MineralMan
(146,192 posts)Now, mind you, I haven't read the whitepaper yet, but it's Lies, I tell you, all Lies!
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)info on people "just in case" is fucking offensive. I'm sorry, but your puppydog-like affection for NSA spying policy, protocol, and standard operating procedure is really getting under my skin.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"info on people "just in case" is fucking offensive. I'm sorry, but your puppydog-like support for NSA spying policy, protocol and standard operating procedure is really getting under my skin."
...don't give a shit if people have an aversion to information. I really don't. So please spare me the personal attacks.
Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)I can't imagine that they would declassify the programs for us. If you believe that then I just don't know what to say.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Isn't it funny, Obama now decides he has to discuss spying! Wonder why?
Here, this post was dedicated to you.
http://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3435124
ProSense
(116,464 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)"I am sure you are adverse to any post that might make you think outside your world. "
....freedom ring in Snowden's new homeland.
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Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)We have what I consider to be an illegal drone program but we also have made great strides in LBGT issues. One thing has nothing to do with another.
BenzoDia
(1,010 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Already knew that.