Posted on 01/17/2014 3:43:30 PM PST by Nachum
President Obama on Friday cited Paul Revere as one of the earliest American intelligence-gatherers, riding through the streets to warn of impending British raids.
But Sen. Rand Paul disputed the president’s take on the iconic Revere and his overall understanding of the American Revolution.
“He mentioned Paul Revere, but Paul Revere was warning us of the British coming. He wasn’t warning us the Americans are coming,” Mr. Paul, Kentucky Republican, said on CNN just after the president concluded a speech in which he outlined changes to U.S. surveillance and data-collection efforts.
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“Paul Revere warned the American people about an army coming to go to war against them. I would put the NSA in that category today. One if by drone, two if by satellite.”
Not just any army - their OWN army. The “Americans” were still British, and had been protected (and fought with) the British army in the French-Indian War. With that same army now turning against them. So it is really is a lot like today. (Just read the Declaration of Independence to see how close it is.)
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