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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts) Fri Jun 7, 2013, 03:54 AM Jun 2013

Where is the fine line between the "need to know" and exposing all methods used to

assess who is a threat to the security of this country? Although we are finding out about all of the surveillance being used by our security agencies, are we at the same time letting those who would do us harm know how to dodge being revealed? The old Co intel pro methods destroyed ripped privacy. Are we back to those times? I have a lot of questions as, daily, we are bombarded with more and more.

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Where is the fine line between the "need to know" and exposing all methods used to (Original Post) mfcorey1 Jun 2013 OP

we go around the planet murdering people at will, stop that...reduce the threats to us nt msongs Jun 2013 #1

Only if the bad guys are as dumb as the average tweeker. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #2

msongs

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1. we go around the planet murdering people at will, stop that...reduce the threats to us nt

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Fri Jun 7, 2013, 04:14 AM

Jun 2013

Egalitarian Thug

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2. Only if the bad guys are as dumb as the average tweeker.

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Fri Jun 7, 2013, 05:06 AM

Jun 2013

The never stopped spying on us, they just got better at distracting us from what is important.

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