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originally posted by: EndtheMadnessNow
a reply to: RickinVa
I think back then the proverbial line in the sand was never drawn. After 9/11 it's simply circumvented whenever the need arises.
originally posted by: RickinVa
originally posted by: EndtheMadnessNow
a reply to: RickinVa
I think back then the proverbial line in the sand was never drawn. After 9/11 it's simply circumvented whenever the need arises.
Until you read the book....you will never understand just how far and complex NSA spying is.
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originally posted by: RickinVa
For those of you interested in the NSA who have never heard of or read....
I highly suggest you read "The Puzzle Palace" by James Bamford.
en.wikipedia.org...
According to the NSA's historical account, "Public Law 86-36 had served as a useful barrier against this type of research, but Bamford proved to be cleverer than others. He began with a barrage of requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)." Bamford eventually discovered "the Mother Lode," a collection of documents deposited at the George C. Marshall Foundation Library by former NSA chief cryptologist William Friedman. These documents included copies of the NSA Newsletter, addressed to "NSA Employees and their families." The account continues, "Bamford then submitted a FOIA request for the entire collection, using as his rationale the offending phrase indicating that the information had been intended for dissemination to uncleared people." The FOIA requests gave Bamford access to an only lightly redacted set of documents, and a former NSA employee later gave Bamford access to an almost complete collection.
Before the book's publication, the Reagan administration claimed that unclassified source documents were released to Bamford in error, and threatened him with prosecution if he did not return 250 pages of documents he had obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The documents in question related to a 1975-76 DOJ investigation, and described the NSA's widespread illegal monitoring of domestic communication, warrantless surveillance of Americans, and monitoring of commercial cable and telex traffic.[1] Bamford's attorney, believing that they would prevail in court, invited the DOJ to prosecute, but no case was ever brought.[5] In the wake of the dispute, classification rules were revised to allow document reclassification, and the contested documents were reclassified. NSA agents then visited libraries to remove other source documents from circulation.
Written in 1982, it gives an incredibly detailed account of early NSA....I remember when I read it...I kept thinking "Holy Crap" because of exactly how accurate it is.
They were and are spying on Americans long before 2016. They were doing it in the early 70's, you can imagine how much it has advanced since then.
Dang now I want to read it again...I am going to check my local library to see if they carry it....probably not.
originally posted by: Enderdog
a reply to: MindBodySpiritComplex
Not unlike Mardi Gras, and Fat Tuesday.
ETA: is Nazi Voodoo a thing?
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Jack Cabasso who is listed as "Managing director of Sales"
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: imthegoat
Jack Cabasso who is listed as "Managing director of Sales"
Same Jack Cabasso? This article is from 2015.
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