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Report: U.S. spying on Israel swept up members of Congress
Politico ^ | 12/29/2015 | NOLAN D. MCCASKILL

Posted on 12/29/2015 4:08:44 PM PST by Beave Meister

U.S. spying programs scooped up communications between members of Congress and Israeli leaders, giving the White House insight into Israel’s lobbying of U.S. lawmakers against the Iran nuclear deal, current and former U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal. The article, published Tuesday afternoon, reports that the U.S. continued to spy on select leaders of allied nations despite President Barack Obama’s pledge to curb such surveillance two years ago, and that it was a top priority to maintain spying on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government.

As part of that continued surveillance, the National Security Agency also swept up communication showing Israeli officials trying to turn lawmakers against the international deal that curbed Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the article said. One senior U.S. official described the discovery of the swept-up communication as an “Oh s— moment” and feared that the executive branch would be accused of spying on Congress.

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Obama and Jarrett will continue to do whatever they please, because they know none of these congress critters have the stones to start impeachment proceedings....that would be racist.
1 posted on 12/29/2015 4:08:44 PM PST by Beave Meister
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2 posted on 12/29/2015 4:20:19 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: Beave Meister
You no longer have to wonder why Ryan gave Obama everything he wanted so quickly.


3 posted on 12/29/2015 4:21:58 PM PST by darkwing104 (Forgive but don't forget)
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To: Beave Meister

the enemy has taken control of our administration
and needs to be deported or put on trial ASAP


4 posted on 12/29/2015 4:22:17 PM PST by faithhopecharity (Diff tween D's and R's is that the thatD's allow the poor to be corrupt, too. (O. Levant)
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5 posted on 12/29/2015 4:22:21 PM PST by LucyT
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To: Beave Meister

As part of that continued surveillance, the National Security Agency also swept up communication showing Israeli officials trying to turn lawmakers against the international deal that curbed Irans nuclear capabilities, the article said. One senior U.S. official described the discovery of the swept-up communication as an O Oh moment and feared that the executive branch would be accused of spying on Congress.

Total propaganda, the deal CURBS Iran and its nuclear capabilities? BS meter full pegged

How is what Obamas spy agency any different than that of China or Irans?

It serves our enemies, it gathers information on individuals that need to be “taken out”, and is making a database designed for a future conflict, albeit and hopefully political in nature.


6 posted on 12/29/2015 4:22:38 PM PST by Glad2bnuts (Go Cruz GO, scare the RINO's to death)
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To: Beave Meister

Obama/Jarrett: “...all your skeletons are belong to us...”
And that, my FR friends, is exactly why NONE of them dare even make the slightest of moves against him. It’s either join them in the UniParty or your skellies will be sent to a much complying MSM. Sad...


7 posted on 12/29/2015 4:22:50 PM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: Beave Meister

Well now we know why the Republicans fold, wonder what the WH has on them?


8 posted on 12/29/2015 4:27:28 PM PST by kalee
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9 posted on 12/29/2015 4:29:47 PM PST by Beave Meister (Die Hard Cubs Fan.....if it takes forever.)
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Ping


10 posted on 12/29/2015 4:37:03 PM PST by StoneWall Brigade
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U.S. spying programs scooped up communications between members of Congress and Israeli leaders, giving the White House insight into Israel's lobbying of U.S. lawmakers against the Iran nuclear deal... the U.S. continued to spy on select leaders of allied nations despite [Zero]'s pledge to curb such surveillance two years ago, and that it was a top priority to maintain spying on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government.... also swept up communication showing Israeli officials trying to turn lawmakers against the international deal that curbed Iran/s nuclear capabilities

11 posted on 12/29/2015 4:38:06 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: Beave Meister

http://new.testmagic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/blackmail_envelope.jpg

My sister played that one on me when I was just a 12-year old kid, and I called her on it. She had pictures of me and my buddy smoking cigarettes that we had stolen from our parents!
She still votes RAT to this day, but I learned a butt-warming lesson about RATS....NEVER trust em and they always lie.


12 posted on 12/29/2015 4:54:42 PM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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Obama and Jarrett will continue to do whatever they please, because they know none of these congress critters have the stones to start impeachment proceedings....that would be racist.

I listened to one Fox News program today....the one where 4 screeching women surround one man sitting in the middle.

A woman said that Obama's "legacy" would be immense, and started off by saying that he was the "first African-American President."

These people are certifiable. They are insane.

13 posted on 12/29/2015 5:44:02 PM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Beave Meister

This is beyond Nixon, but I wonder if anything will come of it.

They have dirt on everyone.


14 posted on 12/29/2015 5:49:27 PM PST by sunrise_sunset
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To: Beave Meister

Obama WAS spying on Congress... or at least on the conservative members who back Israel...


15 posted on 12/29/2015 5:51:08 PM PST by GOPJ (Trump's instincts are as formidable as his courage,he knows the nation's bleeding out..DWest)
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To: darkwing104

Someone on a another post made fun of Boehner earlier, at least he would’ve pretended to opposes some of obama’s demands if only enough time for a few high pressure phone calls from the WH,

Ryan didn’t even bother, just folded and rolled over so badly that pelosi and reid both mocked him as a fool,

Clearly there is something more to this equation of which we’re not privy,


16 posted on 12/29/2015 7:37:59 PM PST by captmar-vell
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A few years back Netanyahu said he was being spied on and could not make a secure phone call from the White House, this was the time when that obama creature left in a petulant childlike huff and went off to have dinner elsewhere,

Disgusting and embarrassing behavior toward a longtime friend of this nation,

Anyone believe he would ever treat those muslim brotherhood terrorists in like manner?


17 posted on 12/29/2015 7:47:04 PM PST by captmar-vell
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To: Beave Meister

What a shock. Not.


18 posted on 12/29/2015 7:50:44 PM PST by FourPeas (Chocolate, sugar and lots of caffeine. Hard to beat that.)
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So, basically, every law maker now in DC is compromised unless he’s one of the very few who dare to stand and oppose Barry. That means that each and every one is owned by whomever has the intel hoovered up by Barry and his Democrat friends. Each and every compromised one needs to be replaced.


19 posted on 12/29/2015 7:50:44 PM PST by FourPeas (Chocolate, sugar and lots of caffeine. Hard to beat that.)
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To: captmar-vell
A few years back Netanyahu said he was being spied on and could not make a secure phone call from the White House, this was the time when that obama creature left in a petulant childlike huff and went off to have dinner elsewhere, Disgusting and embarrassing behavior toward a longtime friend of this nation...

You're right captmar - Obama shamed the nation with his treatment of Netanyahu. It's hard to know which is worse - - Obama treating our friends with scorn or the fawning thing he does with thugs and enemies. Either way, it's nice he's going to be out of office soon.

20 posted on 12/30/2015 5:35:28 AM PST by GOPJ (Trump's instincts are as formidable as his courage, he knows the nation's bleeding out..DWest)
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