The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Security Stupid:
A couple months ago there was a TRIAL in DC involving an active duty officer in Afghanistan who passed a threat warning via NIPRNET – and was thrown under the bus even though the threat was valid and an attack of the site occurred.
Security Real:
Marine Corps officer hoards classified documents at home for a possible book
Here are the views of a former high ranking NSA official. They remind me of Richard Clarke.
Just because authority at this point only intrudes to a small degree does not mean it cannot go much further. The information will be there to work with. And there are thousands of laws.
I am always concerned I may seem alarmist about a trend but, really I'm just reporting the data, the emerging information. President Obama's comment today that this network of agencies is made up of our neighbors is patently disingenuous.
Click through to see the actual powerpoint slides that document this piece.
Former Top NSA Official: ‘We Are Now In A Police State”
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NSA Metadata Collection: Fourth Amendment Violation
Edward Snowden, who worked for the National Security Agency (NSA), revealed a secret order of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), that requires Verizon to produce on an “ongoing daily basis… all call detail records or ‘telephony metadata’ created by Verizon for communications (i) between the United States and abroad; or (ii) wholly within the United States, including local telephone calls.”
Continue reading “4th Media: NSA Metadata Collection Fourth Amendment Violation”
Here is the proof — in the form of a just released reputable survey — of the point I have been making. Large numbers of Americans see their government as the problem. It reminds me of conversations I had with Russians and others in the Soviet Union before its fall. Click through to see the charts that accompany this report.
Government Itself Still Cited as Top U.S. Problem
LYDIA SAAD – The Gallup Organization
See Also:
Continue reading “SchwartzReport: Americans See the US Government As Top Problem”
“Omnibus” Information and Commentary Paper: What Did the Appropriators Really Do to Defense Spending?
Bottom line: At $600B plus, DoD is a pig — easily 40% waste.
Summary of Findings:
Soon to be at the Harper's website, at http://harpers.org/, is the attached article by Andrew Cockburn. “Tunnel Vision: Will the Air Force Kill Its Most Effective Weapon?” is sure to generate howls of protest from officialdom in the Air Force and its mouthpieces.
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) today released a declassified report on Sep 2012 attack on Consulate Benghazi. Invite your attention to SSCI press release, first below, and report's assessment of CJCS's performance as a leader, second below. Actual declassified and redacted report attached in PDF format.
NB: Key findings and recommendations, and complete downloadable PDF, below the line.
