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indepat

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52. How convenient it is to have the exclusive franchise as maker of the rules that all must follow?
Tue Jul 2, 2013, 08:35 PM
Jul 2013

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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
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