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Jenoch

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1. They didn't need data collecting

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 09:45 AM

Jun 2013

to prevent the Boston bombing. All they needed to do is to listen to the Russians when they said that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a radical muslim.

It is likely that Adam Lanza did not make any telephone calls regarding his plans.

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So tell me, did all that data collecting prevent the Boston Marathon Bombing? [View all] deminks Jun 2013 OP

They didn't need data collecting Jenoch Jun 2013 #1

Being that the plan was for July 4, even the 2 thrill kill fame seekers didnot know it was that day graham4anything Jun 2013 #3

Telephone calls, no but Lanza supposedly had a laptop ... Myrina Jun 2013 #14

false analogy graham4anything Jun 2013 #2

I guess the NSA gets to choose which life gets saved, huh? nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #9

What makes you think their looking for that kind of stuff, anyway? n/t Daniel537 Jun 2013 #4

That's exactly the kind of stuff they say they're looking for B2G Jun 2013 #6

Lol, just because the govt. says it don't make it so. Daniel537 Jun 2013 #7

On that, we agree completely. n/t B2G Jun 2013 #13

There's a better way to target terrorists. leveymg Jun 2013 #5

You find all the conversations that could be incriminating Rex Jun 2013 #8

It is hard to say unless we could get figures on foiled terrorist attacks treestar Jun 2013 #10

No Aerows Jun 2013 #11

They Can Datamine Til Their Hard Drives Explode... KharmaTrain Jun 2013 #12