Are Americans Really That Ignorant?

NSA…oh my God!  We have more of their dastardly deeds!  Does anyone know how intelligence works?  Hint:  look up the word “covert” it may help.

For at least 40 years the government has been spying on its citizens……if confused then go to wiki and look up COINTELPRO……a program that I am well acquainted…….and as far as spying on international targets, friend and foe, again at least 70 years it has been an tradition.  Our “good” friend Israel is always losing spies in the US and yet NO one has a comment about them spying on us…..why?

Snowden let lose the dogs of fear when he divulged that the NSA was spying on us “normal” people and the peasants were aghast…..ignorance…..it seems it was okay as long as it was not them personally…..another load of crap…if it is wrong for one it is wrong for all.

Now the newest revelation is the the NSA was spying on our allies like France, Germany, etc…..those bastards!  The problem is that is nothing new!  And the other part of the story is…the prez did not know about it……now here is where the douche bags have ground to chirp…how could something like that be done without the prez knowledge……(pause here of some serious thought)…….it can and it is a technique to protect the prez from prying eyes….it is called “plausible deniability”  …………and that my friends has been going on for a century or more……

The Kerry made this ludicrous statement…….

(Newser) – The Guardian is calling it “the most stark comments yet by a senior administration official.” John Kerry yesterday addressed US surveillance, and here are two stand-out quotes:

  • “The president and I have learned of some things that have been happening in many ways on an automatic pilot, because the technology is there and the ability is there.”
  • “In some cases, some of these actions have reached too far and we are going to try to make sure it doesn’t happen in the future.”

The BBC reports that he said a promised review of practices would be “thorough” and end some unspecified activities. But he also issued words of defense: “I assure you, innocent people are not being abused in this process … We have prevented airplanes from going down and buildings from being blown up because we have learned ahead of time of such plans.” Meanwhile, a German MP met yesterday with Edward Snowden, who said he’d be willing to dig into the country’s allegations against the US, and would even travel to Germany to testify.

Dumbest statements YET!

So my friends….pull your head out of the sand……NONE of this is a exceptional case……it is more routine than you can imagine…..

After all it is called the “shadow Service” for good reason……..if you want effective intel gathering then learn to live with this……you have been living with it for decades….you just did not know about it.

6 thoughts on “Are Americans Really That Ignorant?

  1. “We have prevented airplanes from going down and buildings from being blown up because we have learned ahead of time of such plans.””

    I would say their biggest success has been in dealing with novices who have more passion for their terrorists activities than they do discipline. People who easily make mistakes.

    It is a different world and some allowances have to be made but we must keep in mind is that we are dealing with human beings within the intelligence community who can and do act on emotions rather than strict criteria limited to finding the “bad guys”.

    1. Morning Larry, like I have said nothing is new….we have been watching friends and foe for decades….and we “average” people are not exempt either….

      1. Yes, but my point Dr. Chuq is that we should not take this as a given so easily. We should be trying to set some parameters on such surveillance lest we imply by our inaction that spying of any and all sorts is tolerated “for the higher good” we are being told it’s for.

      2. Of course I agree Larry….I am just jaded because since the 60’s I have been on the government radar…I realize that not everyone is so “lucky”…..I do agree with you…sorry for the confusion…..chuq

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