Posted on 06/21/2013 6:41:30 AM PDT by SE Mom
President Barack Obama’s unprecedented initiative, known as the Insider Threat Program, is sweeping in its reach. It has received scant public attention even though it extends beyond the U.S. national security bureaucracies to most federal departments and agencies nationwide, including the Peace Corps, the Social Security Administration and the Education and Agriculture departments. It emphasizes leaks of classified material, but catchall definitions of “insider threat” give agencies latitude to pursue and penalize a range of other conduct.
Government documents reviewed by McClatchy illustrate how some agencies are using that latitude to pursue unauthorized disclosures of any information, not just classified material. They also show how millions of federal employees and contractors must watch for “high-risk persons or behaviors” among co-workers and could face penalties, including criminal charges, for failing to report them. Leaks to the media are equated with espionage.
“Hammer this fact home . . . leaking is tantamount to aiding the enemies of the United States,” says a June 1, 2012, Defense Department strategy for the program that was obtained by McClatchy.
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Yeah we’ve watched lots of BBC series so we’re used to the accents. I do have a hard time understanding the rogue agent with the strong Scottish accent. I’m re-watching it now to see if it’s ok for my teens to watch. Seeing how “Big Brother” plays out in modern times is quite a warning for us all, and especially for our youth.
Obama was issued a copy of his Certificate of Naturalization in 1983. It is not classified nor is it a national security interest. Obama may show the document to anyone he chooses and he may choose not to show it to anyone.
Anyone who has seen the document with Obama’s permission has not violated a law or posed a threat to national security. The Department of Homeland Security is the custodian of all U.S. immigration records. Employees of DHS who have seen the document are prohibited by law of disclosing the contents of records held by DHS due to the Privacy Act.
An eyewitness to Obama’s Certificate of Naturalization is only relevant to the Court in a civil procedure if a complaint gets to the discovery phase and the custodian of the record deny its existence or claim it cannot be found. The eyewitness is called as a rebuttal witness to testify they have examined the document or a certified copy with the permission of the subject.
Unfortunately, cases concerning Obama’s Certificate of Naturalization do not get to discovery. Some people believe an affidavit or an uncertified copy of the document will get the case to discovery. That’s not true. Allegations in a complaint for a civil matter are considered to be true. For example, the plaintiff alleges the defendant is ineligible to be POTUS. The Court proceeds with the understanding the defendant is ineligible for POTUS without examining any affidavits or uncertified copies. Even though the Court proceeds with the understanding the defendant is ineligible, the case is dismissed for various reasons.
Consequently, the focus should be on getting a case to discovery and not obtaining rogue copies from disgruntled employees. This is what Obama’s defenders are focusing on. As long as a case doesn’t make it to discovery, then he is safe. If a case makes it to discovery, then Obama’s only choice will be to resign or ignore the subpoena.
Thanx, again.
I was able to watch the 1st episode. I will have to ration my viewing because it is so close to what we are experiencing now that it was very depressing. I did not once have to suppress disbelief. Of course, this was pre-The Second Russian Revolution. Today, we are seeing the propagandizing of our children happily being accomplished by Americans.
Interesting that it was a Russian EMP. I still believe that the PTB have too much vested in a functioning economy and
appearance of normalcy that they would not allow such an event and were they defied, they would try to take advantage and also take reprisals. The trashing of their vehicles for propaganda and pacification would wreck their plans for a seamless transition to a Global Governance.
But what do I know? I really thought more Americans would resist our present situation with more forcefulness. It is entirely possible the American elites would simply not let a crisis go to waste.
I think I will go have a glass of sherry, now.
“WHY isn’t this all OVER the news??”
I know you meant that to be a rhetorical question, but it may very well be the most important question one could possibly ask.
Here’s a list of possible answers:
—Their loyalty lies with Obama and his communism and not the Constitution.
—They’ve been beaten into submission.
—They’re incompetent.
It doesn’t really matter which is the correct answer. It can be one of the the three or it could be all of them. What matters is the fact that a free society can’t exist without a free and honest press.
This sad little episode is further proof that we’re on the edge of complete economic, political, and social disaster.
Revolt is coming.
Placemark.
I wonder what Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn would think of Obama?
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Obama is just a placeholder. A naught.
I wonder what Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn would think of us?
“I’m beginning to believe we are their “enemies”.”
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Yeah, I’m beginning to believe water is wet and fire burns.
We have put up with this Obama crap far too long. I have very little hope for the US.
We act, or don’t, as though we have been neutered.
I know. It feels like being caught in a trap.
Welcome to the USSA, SE Mom.
"It's not a scandal if we don't report it."
It’s too much. It’s just ALL too damned much.
Good graphic. Of course, it makes me want to vomit, but it’s good.
The future looks so very, very dark.
Well the whole world is damned, except that it be saved individual by individual. This is just how damnation plays out.
What happened?
Re #26...
It’s NEVER in bad taste to tell the truth.
We ARE entering a nazi-like state.
Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it.
I’ve been reading about how hilter came to power. Obama is using the exact same play book.
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