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HooptieWagon

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4. Our allies are racist libertarians.

Reply to usGovOwesUs3Trillion (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 12:52 AM

Jul 2013

We're spying on them to protect their freedoms. Anyway, its not really spying, we're just collecting data. And Bush did it too. They just hate Obama.

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Has U.S. Commited "ACT of WAR" against our Alies by Hacking into their systems to SPY? Pentagon: YES [View all] usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 OP

Guess Ill have to wait till morning before the talking points on this hot-potato are passed out usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #1

They are too busy celebrating Snowden's misery Live and Learn Jul 2013 #5

good point usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #29

Right? Right? Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #30

Pentagon investigation forthcoming. Rex Jul 2013 #2

It will be very interesting to see what Kerry comes back with to our alies usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #39

In that words have meanings, no. (nt) Recursion Jul 2013 #3

Our allies are racist libertarians. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #4

You forgot the whole "this is proof that presidents/elections don't matter" part. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #6

Isn't that special, you've taken a RW meme and called it your own. great white snark Jul 2013 #21

Take your complaint up with the BOG. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #40

The racist accusations against DUers was really a low point on here usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #41

Wow...this post is incredibly stupid Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #7

Thank you! SoapBox Jul 2013 #9

too funny usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #11

Actually, we HACKED into their systems, to install our recording devices. usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #10

And You Know This How??? KharmaTrain Jul 2013 #15

The Edward Snowden story has been all over the news for weeks now. usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #16

And You Know This How?? KharmaTrain Jul 2013 #17

From the TOP SECRET documents released, as well as the first hand accounts by former NSA employees usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #23

All Speculation... KharmaTrain Jul 2013 #34

Which is speculation? Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #36

All Assumptions... KharmaTrain Jul 2013 #38

26 Sens.: NSA is relying on a "secret body of law" to collect massive amounts of data on US citizens usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #43

First hand accounts, and TOP SECRET docs are far from 'speculation' and valid in our courts of law. usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #37

Because very few countries have the ability install taps on undersea cables and Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #31

I wonder what percentage of the www backbone is owned/operated by US firms? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #33

Yep! Also, our reach scales with our budget, which is vast compared to anyone else in the world. Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #35

"taps on undersea cables" snooper2 Jul 2013 #42

Yes. Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #44

what does that even mean? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #45

google is your friend snooper2 Jul 2013 #46

are you another NSA wannabee? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #47

are you lacking education on the subject at hand? snooper2 Jul 2013 #49

google is YOUR friend - LOL nashville_brook Jul 2013 #51

excellent link usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #53

Dude, I have put taps on fiber optic cables myself snooper2 Jul 2013 #57

ah, huh usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #59

Happy 4th! snooper2 Jul 2013 #60

Of course it was hacking muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #18

Yes they have committed an Act of War..... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #8

+1 nice links... KoKo Jul 2013 #22

thanks for the links DeSwiss usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #24

No, it won't. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #26

Well, like your quote says, it will if there is a demand for it... It seems the rest of the world & usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #27

This resembles how a physical system will naturally settle into the lowest possible energy state. nt Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #32

So when do our allies declare war? treestar Jul 2013 #12

I doubt they will since this is a U.S. policy usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #14

I take a night off and miss something pretty darned good. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #13

You know what ProSense Jul 2013 #20

I have no idea what you are trying to say here, can you restate usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #25

An op-ed on CNN considered it, before the spying on the EU revelations: muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #19

Hacking SamKnause Jul 2013 #28

But..but..we did it LEGALLY! We passed a secret law that says we can. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #48

k and r nashville_brook Jul 2013 #50

How convenient it is to have the exclusive franchise as maker of the rules that all must follow? indepat Jul 2013 #52

Spying agencies are engaged in espionage? Generic Brad Jul 2013 #54

Welcome to the minority usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #55

On an UNPRECEDENTED scale, and it is SUSPICIONLESS spying on Americans as well usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #56

Now they appear to be interfering with right to travel of heads of state usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #58

The US only cares about international law when it suits them. It's not illegal when we do it. It's liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #61

We do seem to have a history of that usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #62