Posted on 06/14/2013 7:21:15 AM PDT by LucianOfSamasota
The FBI has shrugged off growing congressional anxiety over its surveillance of US citizens, claiming such programs could have foiled the 9-11 terrorist attacks and would prevent "another Boston".
The FBI director, Robert Mueller, also revealed that US authorities would be taking action against whistleblower Edward Snowden for revealing the extent of its activities, confirming that the FBI and department of justice were taking "all necessary steps to hold the person responsible".
But Mueller's testimony before the House judicial oversight committee brought angry responses from many congressmen, who questioned whether such surveillance was lawful and demanded to know why it had failed to prevent the Boston bombing if it were so effective.
In a frequently heated debate over balancing privacy and security, Mueller went further than other government officials in claiming that the collection of data on all American phone calls had become an essential part of counter-terrorism efforts and would make the US "exceptionally vulnerable" if watered down.
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The less obvious one is: if this surveillance has prevented “dozens” of other attacks, as they say - where is the evidence?
They can’t tell us that because it’s top secret and it would tip off the terrorists. We’re just supposed to believe whatever they say.
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Exactly - the program didn’t stop Boston and they even had some flashing arrows pointing the bad guys out to them. The are not using the program to protect the People - they are using it to further suppress the People.
Well, it might have stopped one of those terrorist attacks if we didn’t have strict rules against spying on Muslims.
Didn’t the guy at the flying lessons place inform the FBI about the middle eastern guys that didn’t want to learn how to take off and land, and nothing was investigated?
Why didn’t it stop Benghazi 9/11?
It’s like the “millions of jobs saved by the stimulus” they claim would have been lost but can’t prove it.
Exactly!
These Govt THUGS are so full of it
The Facts are folks, proof is available showing the FBI,CIA,at the time refused to act on Atta,and 3 of the other terrorists 1 Full year before the attacks took place.
Go to BING,ENTER Curt Weldon,Data Mining and see the proof for yourself,Mr. Weldon was the Congressman from Pennsylvania who exposed the Project known as “Able Danger”,read it and see that they used open source information to expose these people.
If you were paying attention when Bill Clinton was President you will remember also that this Army Special Forces Program also exposed the Chinese front corporations who were stealing our military secrets AND Prominent officials who were involved with Chinese spies,one Condoleeza Rice being one.
Weldon was a bulldog on this,so much so that Bill Clinton and the entire Democrat establishment targeted him for defeat,and succeeded,ending his sixteen year career.
Read all the info,will blow your socks off,now you will know why Sandy Berger went into the National Archives and stole documents.
Why are mosques off limits?
No, it wouldn’t have. A better background check on student visas and just a wee bit of follow up would have prevented 9/11 and all the carp that’s followed.
How ,when you only people you are profiling are Tea Party,Conservatives , Veterans and Jews .
?
See something, say something. Lol.
Bingo. They’ve been told they can’t snoop on mosques.
So grab yourself an email ID like imamalimosque@aol.com and you’ll be fine.
LOL, the FBI is so fricking corrupt.
Case in point.
There were government operatives in place before the Oklahoma City bombing. Did that stop it?
When these clowns have information in advance, it doesn’t do any good. The NSA was capturing date before the Boston Marathon attack. Did it stop the attack?
Not only do we have abuses by the government, but it doesn’t help out one iota either.
Damn straight. I just said the same thing. These people are massive liars, or complete idiots.
The guy is a maroon!
Someone get Ben Stein to voice a remake.
“Mueller?...Mueller?...Mueller?”
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