[FreedomCalls]

Its charter specifically prohibits spying inside US borders. Of course, the government would never let a little thing like rules get in the way.

Didn't those rules prohibit the CIA from informing the FBI that Mohammed Atta and his gang were in country in August of 2001? Was that good?

[dljordan]

Do you actually believe they wouldn't share information? Do you actually believe the CIA doesn't conduct ops in the US? We've got more spy agencies and government spooks running around than a dog has fleas. They had huge funding and manpower and satellites and computers BEFORE 9/11 and they still screwed the pooch. More power isn't the answer.

[concretebob]

No actually, that "wall" was put in place by Jamie Gore-el-ick.
The original CIA charter, after it was formed from the OSS, prohibited the use of CIA assets in domestic surveillance.
There was nothing in place, (except for plain old jealousy and competition), to prohibit the sharing of information between agencies, until that stupid bi**h arrived at Justice.