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leveymg

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34. That's why the NSA is so pleased she's Chair of the Committee.

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #30)

Sat Sep 28, 2013, 11:08 AM

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Dianne Feinstein Accidentally Confirms That NSA Tapped The Internet Backbone [View all] kpete Sep 2013 OP

HE WAS NEVER THE NOMINEE! rhett o rick Sep 2013 #1

*lol* Hydra Sep 2013 #3

So nice that you provide your own trolling and distractions. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #5

I dont know what came over me. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #6

"We do NOT have a Domestic Spying Program!" bvar22 Sep 2013 #7

Wellll I guess it all hinges on the definition of "not". nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #18

Beat me to it. WilliamPitt Sep 2013 #17

... Enthusiast Sep 2013 #32

Silence was their best weapon on this Hydra Sep 2013 #2

history 90-percent Sep 2013 #4

History belongs to the victors. riderinthestorm Sep 2013 #8

The problem they have is that they never will make whistle-blowers extinct. rhett o rick Sep 2013 #20

Maybe statues quakerboy Sep 2013 #9

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #10

Is the Internet 'background' made of 'tubes'?... n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #11

KNR. DirkGently Sep 2013 #12

Opps. Rex Sep 2013 #13

Well why not admit it? zeemike Sep 2013 #14

I think we are close to a terrible tipping point. I think the NSA is at some point going rhett o rick Sep 2013 #21

And you could be right. zeemike Sep 2013 #29

They dont really have to have anything on Pres Obama. They just have to explain to rhett o rick Sep 2013 #31

When asked what surprised him most when he became president, tblue37 Sep 2013 #38

NATHAN HALE formercia Sep 2013 #15

So, I googled "Internet Background" PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #16

You have to look behind the pictures to see what's really going on... n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #22

So is this stuff still classified? Conium Sep 2013 #19

From the name Prism, it was pretty clear that's what was happening mythology Sep 2013 #23

Bookmarking. n/t myrna minx Sep 2013 #24

I can do selective quotes, too! jazzimov Sep 2013 #25

It's almost to the point where I say 'Why bother?' randome Sep 2013 #27

"Upstream from the backbone" is venacular for the NSA taps into CALEA-compliant switches. leveymg Sep 2013 #26

Deja DU: This information was on DU a long time ago. We have known this all along. Coyotl Sep 2013 #28

Dianne Feinstein has no more idea than a two-year-old about what goes on with the internet. JDPriestly Sep 2013 #30

That's why the NSA is so pleased she's Chair of the Committee. leveymg Sep 2013 #34

Blah blah blah. Didja hear about Kanye? progressoid Sep 2013 #33

Leaks are Espionage! kenny blankenship Sep 2013 #35

I bet we will find "pole dancing" in her past. Not that there is anything wrong with that. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #36

Proof the NSA is not good WovenGems Sep 2013 #37