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DomKen -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 8:17:06 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Politesub53


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: deathtothepixies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24680064

America doesn't have too many friends around the world, this isn't going to help is it?

Everybody with the means spies on everybody. And that definitely includes Germany. If their PM was making calls over a non secure phone then she really is dumb.


No disrespect Ken, but what would be dumb would be to suspect that there are 100% secure phones in this day and age.

Pixie makes a good point though, the loss of goodwill eventually reaches a tipping point which outweighs any US benefits from these types of phone taps.


Analog encryption, aka scrambling, is very effective. The only way to break it in anything like real time is to have both the actual scrambler and access to the code keys. Not impossible but it keeps anyone with a decent receiver from listening in on calls just by finding the right antenna to snoop on.

As to goodwill, I can understand Brazil's Presidents annoyance. They've always been very good allies and likely weren't doing this themselves. Germany OTOH has been of late not such a staunch ally and definitely has the capability to be doing the same thing to us so I see their outrage as simply diplomatic posturing.




DomKen -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 8:23:25 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Esinn


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: tammystarm


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: deathtothepixies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24680064

America doesn't have too many friends around the world, this isn't going to help is it?

Everybody with the means spies on everybody. And that definitely includes Germany. If their PM was making calls over a non secure phone then she really is dumb.


Well, there you have it. It is her fault Obama's NSA listened in on her phone calls. Of course. Why would we think anything else?

Do you really think the German intelligence services are not at least trying to listen in on the President's phone calls?


Based upon what evidence other than "because someone said because I said so".

The existence of the Bundesnachrichtendienst, aka BND, (I think that's right spelling my German is very rusty) (It's the German Federal Intelligence Service).




ThatDaveGuy69 -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 8:29:18 AM)

I like Jon Stewart's take in it:
We (the US) are everything you want in a friend: We're good listeners.




FatDomDaddy -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 9:15:33 AM)


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ORIGINAL: DomKen

You've claimed in the past that you worked at NSA. Are you really saying even back then we didn't spy on everyone we possibly could.

Keep in mind that I was stationed in DC at roughly the same time and already know the answer.



What???




Esinn -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 2:20:16 PM)

Can I block people...... I've asked this before.

This is hardly about Merkel, BND, GHCQ, ASIS or ANSSI. Someone who understands how to handle a scandal breaks it into smaller pieces, suggests everyone does it (diffusion of responsibility) then attempts to isolate and demonize the parties responsible for the scandal. I am sure everyone understands there is more to it. But, I am confident you comprehend that is how it works. Which is exactly what we are seeing being done here (on this forum by 4-5 people) every time a point is brought up.

We have had almost 6 solid months which have been the polar opposite of every leak which has happened in the USA considering every political niche. Aside from those months we have had tens / hundreds of thousands of documents leaked by the more standard methods over the last several decades. ALL must be considered now. Typically leaks happen - the information is dumped and and damage control in general begins (As described above.) These recent leaks are being released in a manner which is impossible to contain by standard methods and threats (terrorists will get you, righteous Americans might die). This data has been released in a in a well planned and strategic fashion - slow and methodical. All evidence indicates those in control of the documents which were taken with the public's best interest in mind... Greenwald and others still have over 10,000 documents to release. GCHQ said in court Greenwald had over 50k I believe, though he denied that. To argue one point (Merkel, Prism, Ocean, Trafficthief, Upstream, Xkeyscore) or a single aspect. Without considering the whole is childish, delusional and typical. I guess it should be expected. As mentioned, it is what a small portion of individuals are doing here. You can count them on one hand.

We have authors of the patriot act, fisc judges, senators, CIA, FBI, NSA, DIA, DHS, some of the best security experts in the world (literally), major corporations, judges, dozens in congress (about 1-2 more every other week), human right activists and now 22 nations. ALL who have taken the information as a whole and reached the exact same conclusion. What the NSA is doing and Obamas sponsorship of it is illegal. I get it, it you are a bad ass patriot, some jack ass analysis or currently profit monetarily or otherwise from the USG or US IC. Keith Alexander is now standing down next year.

There is so much to this.......

We just had 3 new prism slides released:
https://twitter.com/koenrh/status/392246811794362368

What about OCEAN? What a creepy program we are learning about there. TAO/SSO in the NSA working with SOD in the DEA and countless others in FLEA (Separation of powers exist how?)

While there are about 150 things we should keep in mind here is a list of 58 documented and referenced things to be concerned with and scared shitless of.

http://www.tedgioia.com/nsa_facts.html




DomKen -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 3:52:24 PM)


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


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ORIGINAL: DomKen

You've claimed in the past that you worked at NSA. Are you really saying even back then we didn't spy on everyone we possibly could.

Keep in mind that I was stationed in DC at roughly the same time and already know the answer.



What???

You attacked me claiming I was somehow defending the President, despite not mentioning the President at all, which implied that what I'd written as wrong. Since what I wrote was that everyone with the capability spies on everyone, I asked whether you were actually claiming that during your tenure at NSA we didn't spy on everybody.

I await your answer.




DomKen -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 3:53:58 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Esinn

Can I block people...... I've asked this before.

Yes, but you won't.

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This is hardly about Merkel, BND, GHCQ, ASIS or ANSSI.

Funny you demanded an answer and I gave it to you. that you didn't like it is not a concern of anyone's.




thompsonx -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 3:59:35 PM)


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: deathtothepixies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24680064

America doesn't have too many friends around the world, this isn't going to help is it?

Everybody with the means spies on everybody. And that definitely includes Germany. If their PM was making calls over a non secure phone then she really is dumb.


We all spy on our friends and it never pisses us off when we find our friends are spying on us[8|]
[8|]Is this the sort of shit I took hostile fire for?




Moonhead -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 5:10:11 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Esinn

Can I block people...... I've asked this before.

This is hardly about Merkel, BND, GHCQ, ASIS or ANSSI. Someone who understands how to handle a scandal breaks it into smaller pieces, suggests everyone does it (diffusion of responsibility) then attempts to isolate and demonize the parties responsible for the scandal. I am sure everyone understands there is more to it. But, I am confident you comprehend that is how it works. Which is exactly what we are seeing being done here (on this forum by 4-5 people) every time a point is brought up.

We have had almost 6 solid months which have been the polar opposite of every leak which has happened in the USA considering every political niche. Aside from those months we have had tens / hundreds of thousands of documents leaked by the more standard methods over the last several decades. ALL must be considered now. Typically leaks happen - the information is dumped and and damage control in general begins (As described above.) These recent leaks are being released in a manner which is impossible to contain by standard methods and threats (terrorists will get you, righteous Americans might die). This data has been released in a in a well planned and strategic fashion - slow and methodical. All evidence indicates those in control of the documents which were taken with the public's best interest in mind... Greenwald and others still have over 10,000 documents to release. GCHQ said in court Greenwald had over 50k I believe, though he denied that. To argue one point (Merkel, Prism, Ocean, Trafficthief, Upstream, Xkeyscore) or a single aspect. Without considering the whole is childish, delusional and typical. I guess it should be expected. As mentioned, it is what a small portion of individuals are doing here. You can count them on one hand.

We have authors of the patriot act, fisc judges, senators, CIA, FBI, NSA, DIA, DHS, some of the best security experts in the world (literally), major corporations, judges, dozens in congress (about 1-2 more every other week), human right activists and now 22 nations. ALL who have taken the information as a whole and reached the exact same conclusion. What the NSA is doing and Obamas sponsorship of it is illegal. I get it, it you are a bad ass patriot, some jack ass analysis or currently profit monetarily or otherwise from the USG or US IC. Keith Alexander is now standing down next year.

There is so much to this.......

We just had 3 new prism slides released:
https://twitter.com/koenrh/status/392246811794362368

What about OCEAN? What a creepy program we are learning about there. TAO/SSO in the NSA working with SOD in the DEA and countless others in FLEA (Separation of powers exist how?)

While there are about 150 things we should keep in mind here is a list of 58 documented and referenced things to be concerned with and scared shitless of.

http://www.tedgioia.com/nsa_facts.html

On that level, I wonder if there's much of an overlap between those braying that Merkel is fair game as a potential future enemy of Murica*, and those who were shitting blood over the NSA snooping on people domestically?

*(fuck yeah)




FatDomDaddy -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 9:33:01 PM)


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


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ORIGINAL: DomKen

You've claimed in the past that you worked at NSA. Are you really saying even back then we didn't spy on everyone we possibly could.

Keep in mind that I was stationed in DC at roughly the same time and already know the answer.



What???

You attacked me claiming I was somehow defending the President, despite not mentioning the President at all, which implied that what I'd written as wrong. Since what I wrote was that everyone with the capability spies on everyone, I asked whether you were actually claiming that during your tenure at NSA we didn't spy on everybody.

I await your answer.



What???




Esinn -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 10:07:11 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Moonhead


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ORIGINAL: Esinn

Can I block people...... I've asked this before.

This is hardly about Merkel, BND, GHCQ, ASIS or ANSSI. Someone who understands how to handle a scandal breaks it into smaller pieces, suggests everyone does it (diffusion of responsibility) then attempts to isolate and demonize the parties responsible for the scandal. I am sure everyone understands there is more to it. But, I am confident you comprehend that is how it works. Which is exactly what we are seeing being done here (on this forum by 4-5 people) every time a point is brought up.

We have had almost 6 solid months which have been the polar opposite of every leak which has happened in the USA considering every political niche. Aside from those months we have had tens / hundreds of thousands of documents leaked by the more standard methods over the last several decades. ALL must be considered now. Typically leaks happen - the information is dumped and and damage control in general begins (As described above.) These recent leaks are being released in a manner which is impossible to contain by standard methods and threats (terrorists will get you, righteous Americans might die). This data has been released in a in a well planned and strategic fashion - slow and methodical. All evidence indicates those in control of the documents which were taken with the public's best interest in mind... Greenwald and others still have over 10,000 documents to release. GCHQ said in court Greenwald had over 50k I believe, though he denied that. To argue one point (Merkel, Prism, Ocean, Trafficthief, Upstream, Xkeyscore) or a single aspect. Without considering the whole is childish, delusional and typical. I guess it should be expected. As mentioned, it is what a small portion of individuals are doing here. You can count them on one hand.

We have authors of the patriot act, fisc judges, senators, CIA, FBI, NSA, DIA, DHS, some of the best security experts in the world (literally), major corporations, judges, dozens in congress (about 1-2 more every other week), human right activists and now 22 nations. ALL who have taken the information as a whole and reached the exact same conclusion. What the NSA is doing and Obamas sponsorship of it is illegal. I get it, it you are a bad ass patriot, some jack ass analysis or currently profit monetarily or otherwise from the USG or US IC. Keith Alexander is now standing down next year.

There is so much to this.......

We just had 3 new prism slides released:
https://twitter.com/koenrh/status/392246811794362368

What about OCEAN? What a creepy program we are learning about there. TAO/SSO in the NSA working with SOD in the DEA and countless others in FLEA (Separation of powers exist how?)

While there are about 150 things we should keep in mind here is a list of 58 documented and referenced things to be concerned with and scared shitless of.

http://www.tedgioia.com/nsa_facts.html

On that level, I wonder if there's much of an overlap between those braying that Merkel is fair game as a potential future enemy of Murica*, and those who were shitting blood over the NSA snooping on people domestically?

*(fuck yeah)


That is a strange thing to extrapolate from what I said. It has pretty much been demonstrated spying on "allies" is not done to stop terror... Meaning, we are not spying on her or 32 others - which we know of ATM..... Because they are threats.

This is a game about power and total information dominance of American Citizens. Now, we have absolute evidence it includes the world too:
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/enlisted/community/crypto_it/Pages/default.aspx
https://www.cybercom.mil/default.aspx

Those are just general links - not specifically rented to anything we are discussing. Though - troll them for a bit.




DomKen -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/26/2013 11:27:08 PM)


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


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ORIGINAL: DomKen

You've claimed in the past that you worked at NSA. Are you really saying even back then we didn't spy on everyone we possibly could.

Keep in mind that I was stationed in DC at roughly the same time and already know the answer.



What???

You attacked me claiming I was somehow defending the President, despite not mentioning the President at all, which implied that what I'd written as wrong. Since what I wrote was that everyone with the capability spies on everyone, I asked whether you were actually claiming that during your tenure at NSA we didn't spy on everybody.

I await your answer.



What???

So you cannot actually back up the bullshit you peddled. Next time don't sling insults.




thishereboi -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/27/2013 8:33:19 AM)


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ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1

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ORIGINAL: Esinn
I always knew it, she is a German after all. Hitler was German.... She is a nazi too remember. She was from Germany.

Utter crap!!!
Being German doesn't mean you are a Nazi.

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ORIGINAL: Politesub53
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ORIGINAL: thishereboi
How do you know she is a nazi?

Whooshhhhhh........ Is it a plane, is it a bird, it certainly wasnt Superman ?

Did you miss the sarcasm font PS??




I gave esinn the benefit of the doubt when I asked for an explanation of the statement. Perhaps he had a link but it seems we might never know. He hasn't cleared it up yet. Now PS made some snarky off topic comment on my question but that wasn't helpful and if someone else had said it their remarks would have already been pulled and the gold letter sent.

But you could be right, it certainly read like she was a nazi because she was german.




FatDomDaddy -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/27/2013 5:35:19 PM)


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


quote:

ORIGINAL: DomKen

You've claimed in the past that you worked at NSA. Are you really saying even back then we didn't spy on everyone we possibly could.

Keep in mind that I was stationed in DC at roughly the same time and already know the answer.



What???

You attacked me claiming I was somehow defending the President, despite not mentioning the President at all, which implied that what I'd written as wrong. Since what I wrote was that everyone with the capability spies on everyone, I asked whether you were actually claiming that during your tenure at NSA we didn't spy on everybody.

I await your answer.



What???

So you cannot actually back up the bullshit you peddled. Next time don't sling insults.



When did I work for the NSA?




DomKen -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/27/2013 5:59:09 PM)


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


quote:

ORIGINAL: DomKen


quote:

ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


quote:

ORIGINAL: DomKen

You've claimed in the past that you worked at NSA. Are you really saying even back then we didn't spy on everyone we possibly could.

Keep in mind that I was stationed in DC at roughly the same time and already know the answer.



What???

You attacked me claiming I was somehow defending the President, despite not mentioning the President at all, which implied that what I'd written as wrong. Since what I wrote was that everyone with the capability spies on everyone, I asked whether you were actually claiming that during your tenure at NSA we didn't spy on everybody.

I await your answer.



What???

So you cannot actually back up the bullshit you peddled. Next time don't sling insults.



When did I work for the NSA?

my apologies that was another right winger.

However the point still stands, are you honestly arguing that stating that every nation with the capability spies on every other nation is a defense of the President?




Politesub53 -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/27/2013 6:03:12 PM)


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ORIGINAL: thishereboi

I gave esinn the benefit of the doubt when I asked for an explanation of the statement. Perhaps he had a link but it seems we might never know. He hasn't cleared it up yet. Now PS made some snarky off topic comment on my question but that wasn't helpful and if someone else had said it their remarks would have already been pulled and the gold letter sent.

But you could be right, it certainly read like she was a nazi because she was german.


Esinns comment was facetious, a play on the fact Merkel is German. Because I got that and you didnt doesnt make my post snarky or off topic.

Anyhow, I am glad you have now joined the gang of right wingers who stupidly think I dont get gold letters or posts pulled.




FatDomDaddy -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/27/2013 9:15:38 PM)


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


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ORIGINAL: DomKen


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy


quote:

ORIGINAL: DomKen

You've claimed in the past that you worked at NSA. Are you really saying even back then we didn't spy on everyone we possibly could.

Keep in mind that I was stationed in DC at roughly the same time and already know the answer.



What???

You attacked me claiming I was somehow defending the President, despite not mentioning the President at all, which implied that what I'd written as wrong. Since what I wrote was that everyone with the capability spies on everyone, I asked whether you were actually claiming that during your tenure at NSA we didn't spy on everybody.

I await your answer.



What???

So you cannot actually back up the bullshit you peddled. Next time don't sling insults.



When did I work for the NSA?

my apologies that was another right winger.

However the point still stands, are you honestly arguing that stating that every nation with the capability spies on every other nation is a defense of the President?



Wow.... simply wow.




DomKen -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/27/2013 9:38:39 PM)


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ORIGINAL: FatDomDaddy
Wow.... simply wow.

So you cannot back up the attack you made on me. Why then did you choose to attack me in the first place?




Esinn -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/27/2013 10:11:20 PM)

http://www.spiegel.de/international/topic/barack_obama/

Yes he can - yes they did. Most likely yes he knew.




tammystarm -> RE: bugging Angela Merkel's phone (10/27/2013 10:24:24 PM)

I love the NSA.

I love Obama.

Arturas does too.


Hear that, NSA? We are good Americans and support the right of our Government to listen in on us and our allies. Tell that to the I.R.S. too. We like them too.
What a wonderful country we live in. We also support the Teachers Unions and Reverend Wright, our President's spiritual teacher for most of his life all of which we do believe was in the U.S.
I also like what you are doing to the Marines dress cap, it is good that male and female marines wear the same uniform starting with their hats. Thank you, Great Leader.




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