[blueplum]

Promises kept: MAGA!

[BenLurkin]

Obama’s agencies stole lots of secrecy — from Americans.

[proust]

A more aggressive CIA to go after Assange. Yippee.

[elpadre]

As I understand, the CIA has not used human espionage agents handled by agency persons for many years, possibly back as far as the infamous Senate Intelligence Committee headed by Senator Church.

They have instead used electronic and now cyber methods (phone taps, listening devises, etc.)Probably their most reliable information has been from friendly foreign intelligence agencies (mostly Britain, France and Italy). (IMO).

[elpadre]

As I understand, the CIA has not used human espionage agents handled by agency persons for many years, possibly back as far as the infamous Senate Intelligence Committee headed by Senator Church.

They have instead used electronic and now cyber methods (phone taps, listening devises, etc.)Probably their most reliable information has been from friendly foreign intelligence agencies (mostly Britain, France and Italy). (IMO).

[unixfox]

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[CivilWarBrewing]

Perhaps Trump’s CIA should try and steal back all of the secrets Team Obama/Hillary gave away to our enemies.

[SoFloFreeper]

Is Brennan a Muslim?

[Redwood71]

“We uncover. We discover. We reveal. We obtain. We elicit. We solicit – all of that,’ he said back then.”

Right. What does “it” mean.

This is stupid. Everyone has been obtaining information for about 5000 years. Talk to Nefertiti, Cleopatra, Mata Hari, the Rosenbergs, Aldrich Ames, Giacomo Casanova, Klaus Fuchs, Major John André, James Armistead Lafayette, Frederick Joubert Duquesne, Virginia Hall, Shi Pei Pu, Ray Mawby, The Cambridge Five, Adolf Tolkachev...........Gee, there just doesn’t seem to be enough of these people running around, does there. And this is a small list.

Grow up. We have been doing it too. And never quit. By now everyone know that Obama put a trace on Trump starting in mid 2016? Isn’t that spying? Don’t kid yourselves. Obama is just as guilty as everyone else. This isn’t fake news. This is out and out BS.

rwood

[mylife]

Spooks don’t squeal and they don’t target innocent Americans.

CIA is foreign affairs not domestic.

And when did SEAL operatives start singing about spec ops to the press?

This stink all started under Obama and the stench is still here.

[Texas Fossil]

https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol48no2/article13.html

In 1929, Herbert Hoover's new Secretary of State, Henry Stimson, on learning of the existence of this clandestine bureau, cut off funds with the statement that “Gentlemen do not read each others mail.” The organization was closed; Yardley was out of work.

Desperate for money, he became a writer. In 1931 he published The American Black Chamber, revealing the secrets of his defunct organization. The book became a bestseller—in Japan as well as in America. The Japanese were outraged, and set out to change their crypto systems to something more secure.

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Yes, Gentlemen do read others mail.

[DoughtyOne]

I was on my way to donate to the FReep-a-thon. Honest!

[DesertRhino]

Pompeo wants expanded domestic spying and to execute Assange. He is an ass.
The CIA has damaged America far more than it has ever helps. It misses every single attack on us. Their British and Euro cloak and dagger crap has made the USA hated and mistrusted around the world.

Its probably time the USA tried being honest and honorable and nightmarishly strong for anyone who wants to try something.

Chuck Norris isn’t safe in his neighborhood because he listens in on his neighbors, inflames petty arguments, uses thugs to do things on his behalf, and betrays everyone who trusts him. Norris is safe because he has honor and because there are immediate and dire results for anyone who decides to screw with him.

[Titus-Maximus]

Fisa court abuse now out.

All illegally obtained evidence.

Obama owes Trump an apology.

[JediJones]

Brennan was being a good politically correct liberal. It doesn’t matter what you do or what the results are, what matters is that you describe what it is with upbeat, poll-tested words.

[Organic Panic]

You mean tue number one mission of federal agencies isn’t to “make Muslims feel good about themselves” anymore?

[depressed in 06]

Start by water boarding a leaker.