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Catherina

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15. They don't care. Jacob Appelbaum found out he had a file from a WSJ article

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 11:41 AM

Jun 2013

Jacob Appelbaum found out a National Security Letter had been issued to investigate him from a WSJ article. This is a short excerpt of a dismissive answer about a citizen's right to know that he was able to force out of the FBI during a hearing.

You're not supposed to know you're under investigation and you're not supposed to know what they have on you. These people are unbelievable.

Jacob Appelbaum Questions FBI on National Security Letters

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I filed a freedom of information request with the NSA about me.. they answered [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 OP

Makes sense, if you consider they regard the citizenry as "adversaries". Fuddnik Jun 2013 #1

Good to know our highly paid beaurocrats can bullshit with the best of them! Coyotl Jun 2013 #2

Really? xtraxritical Jun 2013 #3

An astonishing load o' crap MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #4

Golly. A bureaucracy refuses a FOIA request with boilerplate. OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #5

thanks for the info librechik Jun 2013 #7

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #11

yikes--FST has arrived (Fascist Surveillance State) librechik Jun 2013 #6

Back in the old days NoPasaran Jun 2013 #8

yeah, no kidding arely staircase Jun 2013 #9

Well we don't want Occupy to find out about what we are doing about them. L0oniX Jun 2013 #10

"Our adversaries" are obviously the American people. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #12

"The letter helpfully states that there are "no assessable fees for the request."' siligut Jun 2013 #13

we have always been at war with Eastasia.... mike_c Jun 2013 #14

redacted Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 #17

They don't care. Jacob Appelbaum found out he had a file from a WSJ article Catherina Jun 2013 #15

They can't tell you how they're screwing with you, because DirkGently Jun 2013 #16

Might as well reply with a box of cow turds TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #18

USA Today Request yalcindor Oct 2013 #19

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #20