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In reply to the discussion: #Snowden: Amnesty International Knows What Time It Is. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)these Security Contractors to whom they have relinquised their duty to protect the American people, for money. Billions are poured into these Mega 'Security' Corporations every year on the pretext that it is for our 'security'.
It makes no sense. How on earth can storing all that data in any way help to protect anyone? So since it makes no sense, you know they are lying. But why would they do it then, why would they lie?
I remember the huge controversy during the Bush years over Private Corps collecting data and Congress holding a hearing over it. But as usual, nothing came of it.
We assumed back then the data, which was not just being collected here, but airc, in Mexico and elsewhere, was to sell for profit.
Does anyone remember this controversy? The ads stating that you 'can find anyone anywhere' and all you need to do is pay $100 and they will get all the information you need.
Gen. Clark was running for president at the time, and to test the truth of the ads, a reporter paid the fee to get info on Clark. Airc, they sent info on his cell phone. The reporter did not reveal the info, but contacted Clark to let him know his phone was not safe. He was outraged. And it may have been after that that there were hearings in Congress.
Imagine the money to be made by finding out people's purchasing habits, who has a criminal record etc.
I will not be surprised to learn that none of this was about security at all, that these Corporations have been getting billions of dollars since 9/11 under the pretext that it is for 'terror' when in reality it is for BUSINESS.
The whole WOT has been more profitable for these Corps than they could have dreamed of.
Booz Allen is one of those multi-billion dollar corporations. The current Director of Intelligence was a former CEO of Booz Allen. He is not the only one with a position in gov. dealing with Intel who worked for one of these Corporations.
Connect the dots, CEOs of Mulit Billon Dollar Security Corporations go through a revolving door between their businesses and the Government. Conflict of interest staring anyone with half a brain function, in the face.
That would explain the total panic to distract from the issue itself, and focus on the messengers.