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Covert CIA Program Withstands New Furor
The Washington Post ^ | Friday, December 30, 2005 | Dana Priest

Posted on 12/30/2005 4:10:31 AM PST by Laverne

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But a former CIA officer said the agency "lost its way" after Sept. 11, rarely refusing or questioning an administration request. The unorthodox measures "have got to be flushed out of the system," the former officer said. "That's how it works in this country."

A "former CIA officer". That's all we get. Probably some mistfit who was kicked out.

21 posted on 12/30/2005 5:37:53 AM PST by bkepley
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To: theDentist

When you fish with a fine meshed net you catch it all.


22 posted on 12/30/2005 5:49:26 AM PST by Modok
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To: Laverne
Hissy fits by a dozen loser Dems is now a "furor"?

I think it's time to reinstitute insane asylums...

23 posted on 12/30/2005 5:50:52 AM PST by Publius6961 (The IQ of California voters is about 420........... .............cumulatively)
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To: theDentist
unless the reporters are in phone conversations with overseas AlQaeda...

How about domestic AlQaeda? Doesn't that go to the crux of the problem, to wit: fight a global war everywhere except inside the USA because of Constitutional protections?

24 posted on 12/30/2005 5:57:25 AM PST by Hostage
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Exactly. How wiretaps are conducted in domestic circumstances is the meat of it.


25 posted on 12/30/2005 6:19:43 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: Hostage; Modok

In fact, I also think of it this way: If we allow such taps domestically (sp?), do you want a Dem President (Hillary) to have that legal capability? You think 900 FBI files was an outrage...


26 posted on 12/30/2005 6:25:11 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: theDentist

I have not expected privacy of communication using electronic or electric devices for decades. It's not about legal capability, it's about techinical capability.


27 posted on 12/30/2005 6:43:16 AM PST by Modok
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Bill & Hillary Clinton wouldn't care about the legalities, and their media would cover their back.

Legalities only apply to right-wingers.

The best way to fight AQ us to keep democrats out of the White House.


28 posted on 12/30/2005 6:53:56 AM PST by Hostage
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To: Hostage

Correct. The point I am trying to make is: if the law allows domestic wiretapping without sufficient legal cause, Hillary and crew would be even more emboldened.


29 posted on 12/30/2005 6:57:32 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: Laverne

It is obvious the old CIA system didn't work as it didn't detect 9/11 under Clinton....


30 posted on 12/30/2005 7:00:40 AM PST by LADYAK
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To: Laverne

Yes, our war on terrorism is shaping up into another Vietnam. Just as it was in Vietnam, the Democrat Party and the liberal-left MSM had rather see our soldiers killed and our country defeated than to allow a Republican President to receive credit for defeating our enemy.

How much longer can we allow such treason to go unpunished?


31 posted on 12/30/2005 7:26:20 AM PST by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: DJ Taylor

There is a new thread just up....announcing that DOJ is investigating these leaks. At least that is some progress....wouldn't it be fun to see Dana Priest and those guys from the NYTimes spend New Year's Eve in jail? Tee hee. I look forward to watching the press have hissy fits about this investigation. I want them jailed NOW, the reporters and the leakers. NOW. Happy New Year! :-)


32 posted on 12/30/2005 7:38:00 AM PST by Laverne
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To: theDentist

We all know by now that Hillary and Der Schlickmeister don't play by the rules ANYWAY (which explains the 900 illegally obtained FBI files), so why even worry about that? We're fighting for our very lives here, and that's what we need to focus on. The here and NOW. These leftists/socialist traitors are trying their damnedest to undermine, destroy and defeat Bush and this country's democracy in the process. We have to concentrate on stopping the enemy WITHIN (the leftist/socialists like Kerry, Kennedy and Klinton) first, before we can stop the terrorists from without. It's just 'that' simple. If nothing else, these latest media leaks have made that fact blatantly apparent. And we've also got to stop allowing Dems to get off with a slap on the wrist (like Sandy Burgler) when they are caught. The Dems sure as hell don't reciprocate re: that sentiment. They repay us by wanting Rep heads on a stick without proof, without trial and without conviction. They assume Reps are guilty before even charged and they've made lame accusation after lame accusation against Bush and his administration. Is there really any doubt about who our REAL enemy is here?



"In fact, I also think of it this way: If we allow such taps domestically (sp?), do you want a Dem President (Hillary) to have that legal capability? You think 900 FBI files was an outrage..."


33 posted on 12/30/2005 10:58:08 AM PST by XenaLee
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To: LADYAK

The only thing that worked under Clinton was Monica.


"It is obvious the old CIA system didn't work as it didn't detect 9/11 under Clinton...."



34 posted on 12/30/2005 11:03:32 AM PST by XenaLee
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