Obama’s ‘efforts’ to reform the NSA may simply be smoke and mirrors. His new pick to head the agency defended spying on Americans on a massive scale, following the administration’s claim that it is a necessary tool to foil terrorist threats.
Responding to questions from Senators, Vice Admiral Michael Rogers stated that it is imperative that the NSA have access to vast amounts of metadata, in order that the government can keep Americans safe.Rogers argued that section 215 of the Patriot Act should remain intact and the spooks should not be hindered from using it to justify mass surveillance.
“The telephone metadata program under Section 215 was designed to map the communications of terrorists so we can see who they may be in contact with as quickly as possible,” Rogers said.
Obviously, Obama’s nomination of Rogers is designed to maintain the status quo at the NSA, not to create any meaningful reforms. He intends to simply replace one agency head with another who will continue violating Americans’ right to privacy, under the shelter of vague suggestions this might, someday, stop a terrorist.
Source: Infowars
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“The telephone metadata program under Section 215 was designed to map the communications of terrorists so we can see who they may be in contact with as quickly as possible,” Vice Admiral Michael Rogers said.
Unfortunately, the definition of who IS and who IS NOT a “terrorist” has changed! Those who are terrorists now are: the Tea Party, Conservatives, Republicans. Those who are NOT are ‘extremist Muslims’, the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda ‘undocumented aliens’ and a few others.
This makes mass surveillance of ‘Americans’ for terrorism a bit ‘tricky’ these days I’m sure.
One must have to wean out 100’s of non-terrorists these days and rule in 100,000’s to 1,000,000’s of Americans who are potential terrorists.
I’m ‘sure’ this was the original intention of those who created the Patriot Act when it was first needed. *sarcasm*
With Obama at the helm, anything is possible. The real question, is anything non-nefarious and non-corrupt possible??
Unfortunately, the definition of who IS and who IS NOT a “terrorist” has changed! Those who are terrorists now are: the Tea Party, Conservatives, Republicans. Those who are NOT are ‘extremist Muslims’, the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, ‘undocumented aliens’ and a few others.
Obama is scared, he knows hes F’d up andAmericans have had enough!!!!!!!!!!!
HITLER is back
administation of sabeters..and liars..
REPLACE THEM ALL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
no
Um ah what??? NO!
Ted Cruz tell this wonk NO
OBLABO appointed HIS people to the Corrupt Supreme Court!!! It’s an Illegal Court like ALL the rest in Amerika!!!