Posted on 03/23/2014 6:51:00 PM PDT by kingattax
Former President Jimmy Carter believes U.S. intelligence agencies are spying on him — so much so, he eschews email to avoid government spies.
"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 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.
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Well join the club Jimmah!
Not being critical, but is there much hope when FR posters think it’s funny that spying knows no bounds?
Hey Jimbobboy; Remember that swimming rabbit you thought you finished off? Wrong boychek. He’s one of our guys and still on the job.
Better buy some more aluminum foil.
“The next time you attack a rabbit, you’d better finish the job.”
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Today in History:
Jimmy Carter Attacked by Killer Rabbit (April 20, 1979)
So apparently President Carter thinks the government is incapable of intercepting a typed or hand written letter that is handed to the Postal Service for delivery. He hasn’t gotten any smarter, has he?
Roger Rabbit that!
Who isn’t being spied on?
That’s a good way to look at it. If carter said turn right, I’d seriously look at going another direction.
Add paranoia to incompetence.
I can’t imagine what kind of “intelligence” they’d get from him.
Better Later Than Never!
Sadly hie revelatory moment didnt occur forty years ago..
“Jimmy Carter believes U.S. is spying on him”
So what? Every reasonable person believes that the US is spying on them.
Shhhh! The Romulans don't approve of this breach of confidentiality.
“So apparently President Carter thinks the government is incapable of intercepting a typed or hand written letter that is handed to the Postal Service for delivery. He hasn’t gotten any smarter, has he?”
Each and every postal item is photographed, and tracked to a degree. This alone could yield interesting metadata.
He has full time Secret Service so I would imagine that he is always “watched”.
Freepers think it’s funny because it’s fun to watch the paranoid. Think about it...
Even Shirley Jackson Lee knows all about the NSA...
Wow. He’s 89.
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