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7. K & R !!!

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What the New NSA Docs Show: How They Lied to Us, and a Lot More [View all] leveymg Jun 2013 OP

What the FUCK are they looking for? leftstreet Jun 2013 #1

That's a good question. They claim 117,000 terrorist morningfog Jun 2013 #3

When you throw in those with anarchist literature and a history of environmental activism Maedhros Jun 2013 #31

But with about 5 million people who timdog44 Jun 2013 #39

117,000 terra-ists? 90-percent Jun 2013 #46

The purpose is to protect themselves against THE PEOPLE woo me with science Jun 2013 #4

CORRECT BobbyBoring Jun 2013 #38

+1000. nt. polly7 Jun 2013 #50

It's way to big to be about "terrorism." DirkGently Jun 2013 #6

Good Points..! KoKo Jun 2013 #8

This always was a police matter ...not a military one. It is a band of probably less than 3000 L0oniX Jun 2013 #13

hack it off at the knees marions ghost Jun 2013 #43

well said. blackspade Jul 2013 #64

It's about security donchaknow ....government job security! L0oniX Jun 2013 #11

Leverage n/t hootinholler Jun 2013 #14

That's an excellent question, particularly when you think about some of the "plots" winter is coming Jun 2013 #60

I believe they are looking for Enthusiast Jul 2013 #65

Link To Washington Post Slide Set cantbeserious Jun 2013 #2

Thnx leveymg Jun 2013 #5

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #7

An explanation from the Bush Administration for failing to stop the 9/11 attacks was that the AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #9

Government is like the scorpion on the back of the frog... kentuck Jun 2013 #10

The President ProSense Jun 2013 #12

We already argued this last night. Same points stand. leveymg Jun 2013 #16

And what about that original thread and this duplicate implies that domestic info is captured? randome Jun 2013 #18

Can you read a flow chart? It goes top to bottom. Profiling happens before targeting. leveymg Jun 2013 #19

And who initially gets entered into the system? randome Jun 2013 #20

PRISM operates as a "database of databases." There are 875,000 identified terrorist suspects leveymg Jun 2013 #22

Thank you for emphasizing that point marions ghost Jun 2013 #56

I really have to wonder why nobody else has picked up on the profiling aspect. Seems fundamental. leveymg Jun 2013 #57

In theory profiling marions ghost Jun 2013 #59

Don't you have some opposition research to do on WAPO reporter Bart Gellman.. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #17

good point, whats up wit day? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #25

Maybe the NSA will send a fresh bale of straw. nt Zorra Jun 2013 #62

PRISM PROFILING- Profiling of any kind should be illegal. midnight Jun 2013 #15

You left some stuff out, some important stuff. jazzimov Jun 2013 #21

Thanks for plowing through all of that. randome Jun 2013 #24

The bottom-line, instead of warrantless targeting, the system now is warrantless profiling everyone. leveymg Jun 2013 #26

Not even close ProSense Jun 2013 #37

Replying so I have a link back later. good stuff. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #28

"because it CAN doesn't mean it DOES" CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #58

this isn't just about terrorism hopemountain Jun 2013 #23

LIES LIES LIES! THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA CANNOT BE TRUSTED!!! Galraedia Jun 2013 #27

I'm reporting the same facts as the WaPo. leveymg Jun 2013 #30

IT'S ALL A LIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! Galraedia Jun 2013 #32

The exclamation point is not your friend. leveymg Jun 2013 #35

*gulp* FirstLight Jun 2013 #29

leveymg, you ROCK!!! snot Jun 2013 #33

Back at ya. leveymg Jun 2013 #53

I believe this program of meta-data mining nineteen50 Jun 2013 #34

What are the odds that the NSA lies to the President? Sancho Jun 2013 #36

one of the unfortunate realities of being someone in a position like the President is that they do Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #42

Good point 90-percent Jun 2013 #49

And you believe these slides are legitimate because why? Politicub Jun 2013 #40

Because nobody has said they aren't. If these were photoshops, don't you think someone leveymg Jun 2013 #44

The metadata on the files marions ghost Jun 2013 #47

knr Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #41

Well done. H2O Man Jun 2013 #45

Glad you read it! leveymg Jun 2013 #52

Reminds me H2O Man Jun 2013 #54

You and me. I have hope anyway, but the recent DU has given me hope for the US BelgianMadCow Jun 2013 #55

thank you so much for this op and all your great posts in this thread cali Jun 2013 #48

Thank you! leveymg Jun 2013 #51

Thanks, leveymg. nt bananas Jun 2013 #61

Fuck me running..... blackspade Jul 2013 #63

''A warrant is only required if the decision is made to target the individual.'' Octafish Jul 2013 #66

These charts are too confusing. I just accept everything President Obama does... Safetykitten Jul 2013 #67

Thank you again-k&r n/t bobthedrummer Jul 2013 #68

Kick n/t johnnyreb Jul 2013 #69

Kick n/t bobthedrummer Jul 2013 #70