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Pap and Seder: More NSA Revelations Emerging (Original Post) GoLeft TV Aug 2013 OP
"huge government contracts. that's the point" 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #1
One weak point being NSA announced dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #2
The whole thing is a cluster-f*ck 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #3
They bring up some Very Important points in short order. adirondacker Aug 2013 #4
Why Should Anyone Expect Anything Less From An Out Of Control Government cantbeserious Aug 2013 #5
A million people with "top secret" clearance Lonr Aug 2013 #6
One in 300 of us. Prolly one right in your neighborhood. nt silvershadow Aug 2013 #8
drip, drip, drip MNBrewer Aug 2013 #7
 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
1. "huge government contracts. that's the point"
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 05:53 PM
Aug 2013

Last edited Sat Aug 24, 2013, 06:46 PM - Edit history (1)

US Rep. Blumenauer just said last night in Portland that 1 million Americans have
"top secret" clearance and full 1/2 of them, 500,000, work for PRIVATE corporations.

He also wisely said: "The government over-classifies information, he argued, leading
to an unnecessarily large security apparatus that has too many weak points"

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. One weak point being NSA announced
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 06:42 PM
Aug 2013

Last edited Sat Aug 24, 2013, 07:41 PM - Edit history (1)

it is laying off 90% of its system admins., relying more on computers to do the unsupervised work.

What could possibly go wrong????

adirondacker

(2,921 posts)
4. They bring up some Very Important points in short order.
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 06:49 PM
Aug 2013

I don't mind some gov't surveillance, but this is totally out of hand and could be read in the tea leaves over the last decade+. Corporations and their brethren need to be reined in extensively.

 

Lonr

(103 posts)
6. A million people with "top secret" clearance
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 09:24 PM
Aug 2013

and they are SURPRISED information was leaked? ROFL!!!! Thank you again Mr. Snowden!

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