So Obama’s “reforms” to date include having the director of the DNI advise and report, and the DOJ make a review. Wow.The Department of Justice Inspector General is set to conduct a new review that will dig into “any improper or illegal uses” of the FBI’s surveillance activities carried out under the Patriot Act, with obvious implications for Americans’ privacy.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will be delving into cases that involve possible abuse of the intelligence service’s power to collect phone records under the authority of Section 215 of the Patriot Act.
RT
If I put this in a novel, people would say no way, it's too brazen, too bullshit, it could never happen. But: the "review" Obama says he wants of NSA activities? He's going to have it run by James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence (to whom the NSA reports), the guy who lied to Congress about what the NSA is doing. So... the NSA will be functionally reviewing itself, with the head of the review someone with a proven history of lying to Congress about the NSA.
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As I said elsewhere: "Shorter Obama: the NSA will go on fucking America's ass. But we will consider using some lubricant."
I know it's not a surprise. But it's still an outrage. When the government's bullshit levels exceed what even fiction writers might consider plausible, it's probably not a good sign.
writer and ex-CIA employee Barry Eisler
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