Posted on 07/07/2014 12:22:54 PM PDT by Olog-hai
President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation that authorizes spending of $564 million over five years for the U.S. intelligence community and expands protections for intelligence agency whistleblowers against retaliation. […]
The legislation would encourage whistleblowers to voice concerns through channels rather than through unauthorized and potentially damaging leaks, supporters said. The new law, however, does not provide protections to intelligence agency contractors, such as National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. …
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Can't possibly be the correct number unless it's only funding whatever additional resources are necessary for whistle-blower protection.
That's a big problem. ANYBODY going through proper channels to report malfeasance needs protection.
Oh yeah, that'll work!
"Hey boss, did you know that Joe the Plumber's phone calls. emails and text message are being recorded, read, archived? When can I get some of that Whistleblower cash?"
"Junior, you are transferred to janitorial duties".
Hmmmm, what classification of irony is there to describe the signing of an “Intelligence Bill” by the most inept low IQ POS president in the multiverse?
Oh yeah? You first, Mr President.
Did he write the bill, too?
He can write?
This must be to monitor the rate of destruction...
It certainly isn’t to provide information for him to act in defense of this country!
“$564 million over five years for the U.S. intelligence community
That same community that failed to see the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Same one that failed to see or stop (9-11?
Same community that is spying on U.S. everybody?
How freaken many billions for this kind of crappola???
obama and intelligence words in the same title..
wow.. a stretch, soiytanly
He has a pen, yaknow.. and a phone..
Oh , my phone is ringing.. OH, my.
It’s uhhhh.. Obama. uhhhh
He needs tech support..
how to convert subsidized solar energy panels
into a renewable pork&payola industry for the DemocRats
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