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To: inquest

"regulations for the armed forces does not apply to the NSA, because the NSA is a civilian rather than a military agency."



The NSA is not a 'civilian' agency controlled by Congress, but was established by executive order of President Truman.

"The National Security Agency was created in November 1952 and has provided timely information to U.S. decision makers and military leaders for more than 50 years. However, even before President Truman signed the memorandum establishing the Agency"


4 posted on 02/15/2006 8:31:25 AM PST by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: Bigh4u2

Link to the history of the NSA.

http://www.nsa.gov/history/index.cfm


5 posted on 02/15/2006 8:32:31 AM PST by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: Bigh4u2
There had to be some act of Congress under which Truman created the NSA, though. How could it even get funding otherwise?
14 posted on 02/15/2006 10:19:08 AM PST by inquest (If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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To: Bigh4u2
"one might object that the Congressional power to write rules and regulations for the armed forces does not apply to the NSA, because the NSA is a civilian rather than a military agency"

That's such a huge misstatement that it calls into question all the other conclusions in the article. The NSA is a DoD agency, subordinate to the Department of Defense and takes its orders from the Secretary of Defense. It is headed by a uniformed military officer.

20 posted on 02/15/2006 12:09:41 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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