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2008-01-28 Home Front: WoT

President Bush Directs NSA To Spy On US Government

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-01-28 11:05|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 More troubling, however, may be the Pentagon and Homeland Security's aspirations to hit attackers with counter-strikes.

How dare we retaliate against an attacker.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2008-01-28 11:21|| 2008-01-28 11:21|| Front Page Top

#2 More troubling, however, may be the ~~Left Media's~~ Pentagon and Homeland Security's aspirations to ~~lie to the American people~~ attackers with counter-strikes.

Posted by Enver Phusomp9341 2008-01-28 11:28|| 2008-01-28 11:28|| Front Page Top

#3 The Full Title of that agency is

The National Security Agency and Central Security Service.

People tend to forget aobut the CSS, but the NSA not only breaks comms, it SECURES them - all of them that the US uses.

And *that* is why the NSA/CSS gets the job of securing the national governmental infrastructure. No conspiracy theories needed.

These other governmental agencies do not have the expertise, history, brainpower, or attitude to provide solid security of their own networks.

One question for the critics:

If not NSA/CSS, then WHO?

Dumbasses.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-01-28 11:43|| 2008-01-28 11:43|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm still pissed off the funding for NSA's "selinux" programs were pulled.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-01-28 11:55|| 2008-01-28 11:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Ah, gee, we havent even talked about the rules yet.
I guess that means we can do whatever we want.
Oh, yeah, we can already do that.

Posted by Don Vito Thaitch5852 2008-01-28 12:18|| 2008-01-28 12:18|| Front Page Top

#6 I trust the NSA/CSS far more than the CIA or freakin' congress.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-01-28 12:33|| 2008-01-28 12:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Just like my employer is entitled to read my email. In fact, they could even read what I post on Rantburg if it wouldn't bore them to tears. That's because it's their system I'm using.

I suppose the Register is unconcerned about cyber attacks being mounted against US, UK and other government computers from China. They'd probably think it was Bush's fault if the Chicoms hacked into the Register's computers and then leaked some of their secrets.

What a rag.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-01-28 12:50|| 2008-01-28 12:50|| Front Page Top

#8 I trust the NSA/CSS far more than the CIA or freakin' congress.

I think that's the whole idea here.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-28 15:03|| 2008-01-28 15:03|| Front Page Top

#9 I trust the NSA/CSS far more than the CIA or freakin' congress.

In 100% agreement. Stipulating, though, I don't trust CIA at all. It was corroded from within by leftards in the last 25 years.

Posted by Spike Uniter 2008-01-28 15:25|| 2008-01-28 15:25|| Front Page Top

#10 There are some very good and solidly patriotic people in the CIA, at least on the technical analysis side.

Posted by lotp 2008-01-28 15:27|| 2008-01-28 15:27|| Front Page Top

#11 lotp, what good that does when the people that take the results of tech analysis spin it through their political paradigm (leftist) and then make decisions based on that?

The agency is rotten and should be sacked. Good people then transfered to where they may be needed and where result of their work would be used as intended, not as a buttress of political hackery. MHO.

Posted by Spike Uniter 2008-01-28 15:46|| 2008-01-28 15:46|| Front Page Top

#12 Yup. Just noting that there are some good and dedicated people at Langley who get tarred with the politicized actions of others in the agency.

Posted by lotp 2008-01-28 15:48|| 2008-01-28 15:48|| Front Page Top

#13 Go, President Bush, go!!! He's sprinting home and breaking all records. Interesting the WAPO broke this and not the NYSlimes. Accountability ought to really strike fear into any treacherous hearts within our own government!!!

Posted by Danielle 2008-01-28 16:17|| 2008-01-28 16:17|| Front Page Top

#14 The agency is rotten and should be sacked. Good people then transfered to where they may be needed

Big problem here, if the orginazation is rotten, just how do you identify the 'good' folks within, seems that the "Bad" would just give each other very good grades and slip through?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-28 16:17|| 2008-01-28 16:17|| Front Page Top

#15 Big problem here, if the orginazation is rotten, just how do you identify the 'good' folks within, seems that the "Bad" would just give each other very good grades and slip through?

That is exactly what has been happening with regard to promotions for a long time...

Posted by Abu do you love 2008-01-28 17:33|| 2008-01-28 17:33|| Front Page Top

#16 "If not NSA/CSS, then WHO?"

Old Spook,
I thought the USAF what trying to be put in charge of network security?

Al

Posted by Frozen Al">Frozen Al 2008-01-28 18:23|| 2008-01-28 18:23|| Front Page Top

#17 The Washington Post appears to have broken the news about the new Bush-led joint directive, which remains classified.

Might that not be the reason for the NEED to spy on US communications? When will the government of the United States begin cracking down on traitors who are more interested in projecting a socialist America than in following their OATH to support and defend the Constitution? I certainly would be quite willing to sit on a jury and find some of these jacka$$es guilty of treason, and watch them hang. I have friends at most of the Washington security agencies, and I doubt any of THEM are spreading this crap.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-01-28 19:01|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-01-28 19:01|| Front Page Top

#18 RJ, Big problem here, if the orginazation is rotten, just how do you identify the 'good' folks within, seems that the "Bad" would just give each other very good grades and slip through?

Only the tech staff (properly vetted--I am sure it can be done). No management spinmeisters need to apply kinda proposition.

Posted by Spike Uniter 2008-01-28 19:19|| 2008-01-28 19:19|| Front Page Top

#19 DIGG > RUMMY RESURFACES - CALLS FOR US GLOBAL "PROPANGANDA AGENCY". Federal [SSSSHHHHHHH, Empire-level] Agency for Global Communications???

REDDIT > NATIONAL SCIENCE ADVISOR position gets the boot from Dubya.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-28 20:23|| 2008-01-28 20:23|| Front Page Top

#20 seems that the "Bad" would just give each other very good grades and slip through

Can you say 'TSA management'

Posted by Pappy 2008-01-28 22:12|| 2008-01-28 22:12|| Front Page Top

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