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Octafish

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23. Clearly he is the most powerful person ever.
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 02:59 PM
Mar 2014

Last edited Thu Mar 27, 2014, 10:44 AM - Edit history (1)

Bamford helps explain why McCoy said that:

A four-star Army general, his authority extends across three domains: He is director of the world’s largest intelligence service, the National Security Agency; chief of the Central Security Service; and commander of the US Cyber Command. As such, he has his own secret military, presiding over the Navy’s 10th Fleet, the 24th Air Force, and the Second Army.

What McCoy said has to do with secrets accessed through cyberspace (around 16 min. mark):

In 2009, Obama established the U.S. Cyber Command, which declared that cyberspace to be a domain of military conflict, just like air, land and sea. And, he established the U.S. Cyber Command, then he appointed as the head of the U.S. Cyber Command, General Keith Alexander who's concurrently, of course, the head of the NSA. The man who has been walking around Congress, lobbying intensely against the amendment by Rep. Amash of Michigan; trying to stop Congress from cutting back NSA's right to unchecked surveillance. This is more power in the hands of a single man than anybody has ever had before.

TUCradio podcast of interview:

http://www.tucradio.org/Alfred_W.McCoySOLO.mp3

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K&R. nt OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #1
How NSA Surveillance Fits Into a Long History of American Global Political Strategy Octafish Mar 2014 #8
K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2014 #2
NSA Spying Not Very Focused on Terrorism: Power, Money and Crushing Dissent Are Real Motives Ops Octafish Mar 2014 #13
It must be a crime/thoughtcrime to tell the truth to, and about, these fascists without frontiers bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #30
Last figure I heard was 122 world leaders targeted. Octafish Mar 2014 #31
remember when computers were going to make things simpler? Adam051188 Mar 2014 #3
I'd argue they have made things much simpler Gore1FL Mar 2014 #7
1984 with supercomputers and killer drones. Octafish Mar 2014 #19
Does Kurovski Mar 2014 #4
Justice Scalia Looks Forward to Hearing NSA Spying Case Octafish Mar 2014 #15
There's something about that Scalia I don't trust. Kurovski Mar 2014 #17
It's the eyes. Octafish Mar 2014 #22
Clearly, I didn't get enough sleep last night. winter is coming Mar 2014 #5
he would be a wealthy man. Adam051188 Mar 2014 #6
Clearly he is the most powerful person ever. Octafish Mar 2014 #23
Old news. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #9
You are correct, DeSwiss. It is old, like me. Octafish Mar 2014 #14
bookmarking to read tomorrow nt Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #10
The Cowboy of the NSA Octafish Mar 2014 #21
K an R for hyperbole on par with neocons by Mr. Bramford. GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #11
In the OP it's 'Bamford' and 'McCoy.' Octafish Mar 2014 #12
K&R#34 + Intro to The Beast Reawakens (Martin A. Lee 2010) bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #16
Dispatch from Anthrakistan Octafish Mar 2014 #27
J. E. Hoover says "hello." 1000words Mar 2014 #18
K&R! nt Mnemosyne Mar 2014 #20
K & R Aerows Mar 2014 #24
K & R! neverforget Mar 2014 #25
Imo, all of this should be illegal. The kindest thing that could be said about it is, it is an sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #26
kick n/t bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #28
They had some "retirement" parties yesterday-so he will wear business attire-never answering to we, bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #29
Joe Coors started The Heritage Foundation his father was Adolph Coors, the Colorado Brewers bobthedrummer Apr 2014 #32
du rec. xchrom Apr 2014 #33
bttt n/t bobthedrummer Apr 2014 #34
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