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Fifth Column
WPE(?): The NSA is probably spying on my communications
2014-03-24
Former President Jimmy Carter believes U.S. intelligence agencies are spying on him — so much so, he eschews email to avoid government spies.
Ha! Good luck with that.
"You know, I have felt that my own communications are probably monitored," Carter told NBC's Andrea Mitchell in an interview broadcast Sunday. "And when I want to communicate with a foreign leader privately, I type or write a letter myself, put on my rose-colored glasses, put it in the post office and mail it.

"I believe if I send an email, it will be monitored," Carter continued.

The 89-year-old said the National Security Agency and others have abused the argument that gathering intelligence is critical to homeland security.

"That has been extremely liberalized and, I think, abused by our own intelligence agencies," Carter said.
That must have hurt.
The 39th president, however, stopped short of criticizing No. 44 over the handling of the N.S.A. scandal, the crisis in Ukraine or anything else.

"I don't have any criticism of him," Carter said of Obama.
Thereby taking the saying "Being liberal means never having to say you're sorry" to the ultimate extreme.
He was asked if the president ever asks him for advice.

"Unfortunately, the answer is no," Carter said. "President Obama doesn't. But previous presidents have called on me and the Carter Center to take action."

Why not Obama?

"That's a hard question for me to answer, you know, with complete candor," he said. "I think the problem was that he's megalomanic in dealing with the issue of peace between Israel and Egypt, the Carter Center [took] a very strong and public position of equal treatment between the Palestinians and the Israelis. And I think this was a sensitive area in which the president didn't want to be involved."
Posted by:gorb

#11  Maybe jimmy carter should stop calling Cuba, Venezuela, China....
Posted by: Airandee   2014-03-24 16:33  

#10  The FBI profiles your mail ... including what junk mail you get.

The electronic sorting at the regional offices give them the profile.
Posted by: 3dc   2014-03-24 15:46  

#9  In other news, jimmuh says he does not endorse Israel boycott but would label products made in occupied "Paleostinian" territories so buyers can make up their own minds. Of course, if said buyers then decide to go along with the boycott it would no doubt greatly please the spiteful old whack job and his Arab benefactors as well.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-03-24 13:05  

#8  He flatters himself.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2014-03-24 12:36  

#7  They do have to get a warrant to open first class mail. If they don't, any evidence is suppressed in any criminal/civil proceedings

That is the legal position, but considering the point of spying is to find out stuff which will not necessarily be used in court (blackmail, extortion, etc) how reliable is this protection?

If you want to play nice, you can always go judge-shopping. No idea what it costs to buy a postal clerk these days.
Posted by: SteveS   2014-03-24 12:27  

#6  I would always seek Carter's counsel if I were President, so that I would know what not to do.
Posted by: charger   2014-03-24 11:52  

#5  As we examine the numerous issues surrounding NSA Spying, Benghazi, Fast & Furious, Lois Lerner and IRS abuse, Erik Holder's DoJ, the breakdown of the Rule of Law, the dismantling of the military, the militarization of law enforcement, continued attacks on the 2nd Amendment, and Obamacare, it is perhaps helpful to remember....
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-03-24 08:49  

#4  #2 - actually, it's the one thing covered by law. They do have to get a warrant to open first class mail. If they don't, any evidence is suppressed in any criminal/civil proceedings and the miscreants can lose their immunity to civil suit. Getting the warrant is one citizen at a time requiring someone to open and review. The overload is currently beyond the capacity of the bureaucracy*. It's the digital age that hasn't received the coverage of old (analog) law. Too bad the boys in the Post Office haven't started to exploit that to get business back on to the streets.

*Although the Chinese model would be to hire all those unemployed humanities graduates at burger flipping wages but only for 27 hours a week. Then again, probably better than being an unpaid intern for the DNC to troll sites like these.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-03-24 08:37  

#3  He was asked if the president ever asks him for advice. "Unfortunately, the answer is no," Carter said. "President Obama doesn't. But previous presidents have called on me and the Carter Center to take action."

What a ridiculous question. Deity do not seek the consultation of mortals.

Posted by: Besoeker   2014-03-24 03:34  

#2   put it in the post office and mail it.

And this is a secure channel because gentlemen would never read other people's mail. Oh, Jimmy...
Posted by: SteveS   2014-03-24 01:05  

#1  You idiot, you were President. You signed your clearance so you knew that going in. Of course they spy on you.
Posted by: newc   2014-03-24 00:49  

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