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Wikileaks and Anonymous Join Forces Against US Intelligence Community

Posted by samzenpus on from the when-our-powers-combine dept.

pigrabbitbear writes "The most recent bombshell of confidential documents dropped by infamous watchdog organization Wikileaks is already looking to have an enormous impact on our understanding of government security practices. Specifically, intimate details on the long-suspected fact that the U.S. has been paying a whole lot of money to have private corporations spy on citizens, activists and other groups and individuals on their ever-expanding, McCarthy-style naughty list. But perhaps more importantly, the docs demonstrate something very interesting about the nature of U.S. government intelligence: They haven't really got much of it."

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  1. Re:logic from an anoymous coward? Heh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wrong.

    The IC does not pay for, nor does it have access to, the kind of work product relating to US Persons that Stratfor was putting together for corporate/business customers. The law on this is exceedingly clear. I know you "want to believe" that somehow things like Stratfor are used as an end-run around the law by the Intelligence Community, but it's not the case.

    But then, you already believe that the IC is full of evil liars and lawbreakers anyway, so why would they need to Stratfor to do their dirty work? Reading things like this article, and comments from people like you, make me seriously wonder why I even choose to serve my country every day. I try to channel Voltaire, but I just can't. Congratulations on choosing ignorance.

    I hope you all get what you wish for and that you like China as a global steward.

  2. Re:logic from an anoymous coward? Heh. by Johann+Lau · · Score: 0, Troll

    "I hope you all get what you wish for and that you like China as a global steward."

    Oh noes, the Russians are coming! No wait, it's America that has bases all over the world and is continually engaging in war. Nice try though -- does that still work on anyone?

    If that's you "serving your country", then you serving your country isn't worth the dirt under my shoes. You are helping administering an illegal occupation (of America, by private institutions) and that's all you do. Now "go sit in a trench until we need you to kill somebody".