Berto Jongman: DEA “Recreates” Evidence to Conceal NSA Role 2.0 Adds Snowden-Greenwald Take

Exclusive: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans By John Shiffman and Kristina Cooke Reuters, 5 August 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation to help them …

Marcus Aurelius: Snowden NSA Revelations Piss Off Rest of Government As They Realize What They Have NOT Been Getting From NSA or CIA

Who would have thought — tragic farce aka absurdist theater? Other Agencies Clamor For Data N.S.A. Compiles By Eric Lichtblau and Michael S. Schmidt New York Times, August 4, 2013 , Pg. 1 WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency’s dominant role as the nation’s spy warehouse has spurred frequent tensions and turf fights with other …

Marcus Aurelius: False Embassy Threat a Preamble to War? + Syria Islam Divide Iran Nuclear Israeli Insanity RECAP Update 1.1 — More Prison Breaks?

The retired Marine colonel who cued me to this report opined that, “This is a hell of a lot closer to the mark than any Administration or DoS blathering.”  I would be totally unsurprised to find him 100% spot-on.  I invite your attention to the final para, highlighted.  If that is true, the (in)actions of …

Berto Jongman: XKEYSCORE is NSA’s Google Function

Xkeyscore Isn’t Watching You, It’s the NSA’s Google for Intercepted Data Phi Beta Iota:  Clicking the link leads to an article in Security Watch that contains a classified NSA slide on the NSA Query hierarchy, with substantive commentary.  We are balancing our respect for contributing editor selections, with a commitment to not directly represent anything …

Berto Jongman: NSA’s XKeyscore Grabs and Sorts All…

XKeyscore: NSA tool collects ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’ • XKeyscore gives ‘widest-reaching’ collection of online data • NSA analysts require no prior authorization for searches • Sweeps up emails, social media activity and browsing history • NSA’s XKeyscore program – read one of the presentations Glenn Greenwald The Guardian, 31 July …