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JackRiddler

(24,979 posts)
42. "Just"
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 09:03 AM
Oct 2013

Like the U.S. isn't neck-deep in the Mexican drug war, which is utterly corrupt and has killed tens of thousands.

Like there's no industrial espionage involved.

Dream on, FOXNEWS.

Claro que si! Demeter Oct 2013 #1
Considering China hacked into both McCain and Obama's campaign computers & email, I okaawhatever Oct 2013 #2
By Your Logic, Illegal Espionage is Business as Usual Ace Acme Oct 2013 #10
No, just realistic. Every country has spied on one another since the beginning of time. I don't kid okaawhatever Oct 2013 #15
We are the sole remaining superpower in the world. Mexico is not. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #23
I'm not disagreeing with you on whether it's right or wrong, just that it's something wrong we do okaawhatever Oct 2013 #38
"Illegal espionage" implies that there is such a thing as "legal espionage" Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #24
Here's the distinction Ace Acme Oct 2013 #25
One form of intelligence gathering isn't more "legit" than another Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #28
One form of intelligence gathering IS more "legit" than another Ace Acme Oct 2013 #31
You know I meant COVERT intelligence gathering... Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #33
Do they think that the Mexican president might be a terrorist? JDPriestly Oct 2013 #3
I absolutely promise you that if the Mexican president could hack Obama's emails he would. In fact, okaawhatever Oct 2013 #17
Let's assume that all your statements about Mexico and Venezuela are true. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #18
I don't think our personal emails and the Mexican President's are in the same category. I realize okaawhatever Oct 2013 #20
+100 nt Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #21
k&r idwiyo Oct 2013 #4
Everybody does it, they're just protecting our freedumbs Alamuti Lotus Oct 2013 #5
The NSA does a lot more than hunt for terrorists. randome Oct 2013 #6
Was the sarcasm tag really needed for my prior missive? Alamuti Lotus Oct 2013 #8
The spying of the Mexican president was linked to the entry of Al Qaeda into Mexico by another JDPriestly Oct 2013 #19
As if we had friends Ace Acme Oct 2013 #26
No. I've lived in other countries. That is not true at all. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #27
Right. The guy who cleaned your swimming pool, and all those nice girls at the bar, Ace Acme Oct 2013 #32
I lived in lower middle class areas and small towns and lived simply on a low salaray. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #41
Uh...That would be Israel Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #34
What Israel does to its neighbors Ace Acme Oct 2013 #36
Thank you for posting. kick +1 Purveyor Oct 2013 #7
probably just wanted to know if the mexican government knew what they knew reddread Oct 2013 #9
"Just" JackRiddler Oct 2013 #42
add the sarcasm tag if you need it n/t reddread Oct 2013 #44
Ok, ok JackRiddler Oct 2013 #46
possibly helpful, in knowing where our guns went...nt quadrature Oct 2013 #11
We already know where they went: truebluegreen Oct 2013 #13
Fast and Furious quadrature Oct 2013 #16
this is going to go over well... truebluegreen Oct 2013 #12
Good, I am glad Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #14
Thanks for the information. Ugly news. n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2013 #22
Not pertinent to the issue of spying, but this Mexican president is an airhead UTUSN Oct 2013 #29
Are we that immature here? matt819 Oct 2013 #30
The NSA is not supposed to go around imposing a state of naked tyrrany on other countries nt Ace Acme Oct 2013 #35
Well, I guess we are that immature here matt819 Oct 2013 #39
If you think Mexico, France, and Brazil are out there hoovering up our phone calls Ace Acme Oct 2013 #40
I know we aren't supposed to get personal. matt819 Oct 2013 #45
IOW, Mexico, France, and Brazil are NOT hoovering up our phone calls. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #47
From Le Monde via cryptome-Fresh PRISM slides bobthedrummer Oct 2013 #37
how do we know it wasn't news corp/other groups- more of their email and voicemail hacking? Sunlei Oct 2013 #43
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