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wakeme2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 05:59 AM
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this is scary, NSA hiring 7000 ppl over 5 and picture of job fair in Texas


New recruits for surveillance war: The National Security Agency, with an avalanche of communications to sift through, will hire 7,500 people over five years. Above, applicants wait to attend an NSA job fair in San Antonio in May.
Photo Credit: By Robert Mcleroy -- San Antonio Express-news Via Associated Press Photo
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Conservativesux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 06:06 AM
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1. "Security" wins over freedom everytime.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 06:14 AM
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2. we are becoming (have become) a snoopy nation-on our own people.
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Conservativesux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 07:03 AM
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7. Yes. Its the new "information age" tech coming to bite us back....
And with lots of people out of work right now, one might as well spy on ones nieghbors and get paid to do it, right ? :(

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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 06:17 AM
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3. It takes time to set up the equivalent of the KGB...
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Conservativesux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 07:00 AM
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6. And dont forget, its "hard werk" too !
:)
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NI4NI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 06:46 AM
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4.  Surprised it's in Texas?
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Conservativesux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 07:04 AM
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8. Nope!
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wakeme2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 07:06 AM
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9. That was the first thing I thought of
Edited on Tue Jan-03-06 07:07 AM by wakeme2008
why not LAX. or other places they could find muslims that speak hard to get languages. They must be thinking of all those Mexican terrorist :rofl:
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NI4NI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 07:11 AM
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11. Or Texans who speak Arabic! LOL!
Edited on Tue Jan-03-06 07:13 AM by NI4NI
Ali Ali Akbar, Y'all!
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Aviation Pro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 06:53 AM
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5. Eh....
...most of them won't pass the poly and will be daunted by the security check. Oh, all of this for a GG-7 or GG-9 position.
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jsmithrn45 Donating Member (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 07:07 AM
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10. Ordering pizza in 5 years.........
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Blutodog Donating Member (291 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 08:09 AM
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12. NSA spying
The KGB , Gestapo etc.. never had any problem getting recruits. Whose surprised? The perfect job for a wingnut.
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meg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 09:59 AM
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13. I thought they were hiring 6 year olds
from your title.
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area51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 02:28 PM
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15. LOL.
Yeah, I thought that "thank goodness they're looking for workers older than 5 years old...." :evilgrin:
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izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 10:52 AM
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14. Great and every one of them will try to show what a top guy he is
so will really work at this. I wonder if they will have to take a blood oath to Bush?
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 03:39 PM
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17. Scary indeed
So are they going to spy on their neighbors? Coming soon to your town! This is getting so scary.
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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-03-06 02:55 PM
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16. NSA Wireless.. Can they hear you now? ...How about now? (an ad parody)
Here's the full size version suitable for wallpaper..


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2346815

Doug De Clue
Orlando, FL
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