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limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2013, 12:49 PM Jun 2013

Is U.S. Keeping NSA Surveillance From Terrorists, or From the Public?

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Is U.S. Keeping NSA Surveillance From Terrorists, or From the Public? (Original Post) limpyhobbler Jun 2013 OP

It's obvious what this has ALWAYS been about.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #1

Richard Clarke talks about this in his NY Daily News article . . . markpkessinger Jun 2013 #2

Spitfire of ATJ

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1. It's obvious what this has ALWAYS been about....

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 04:12 PM

Jun 2013

Determining who amongst us are likely to lead a revolution when they push us too far.

The ruling class has ALWAYS figured the general public are a bunch of sheep and all you have to do is eliminate the shepherd to disperse them.

markpkessinger

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2. Richard Clarke talks about this in his NY Daily News article . . .

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Fri Jun 14, 2013, 03:55 AM

Jun 2013

This is Richard Clarke, the counterterrorism advisor to Bush, Ciinton and Bush:

The argument that this sweeping search must be kept secret from the terrorists is laughable. Terrorists already assume this sort of thing is being done. Only law-abiding American citizens were blissfully ignorant of what their government was doing.

Here's the link to the article: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/worry-nsa-article-1.1369705

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