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intaglio

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6. You've got hold of the wrong end of the stick

Reply to hootinholler (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 04:24 PM

Jul 2013

A large reference library gives every book a number as it comes in - the accession number - this has nothing to do with the subject matter it only has to do with the order in which the books arrive at that library and they are shelved in that order. The catalogue is where the descriptives by subject and title are placed. To look at the documents you fill in a request and that request forms a permanent record. What is more if certain restricted or fragile documents are requested the issue can be referred to other authorities for their permission.

Does this sound familiar? Replace books with websites and librarians with service providers ...

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The root issue Snowden exposed: Clapper's Library [View all] hootinholler Jul 2013 OP

It is the 3 parties (TELECOMS) that 'collect' and own the meta-data Tx4obama Jul 2013 #1

He implies that there is much more than metadata in the book hootinholler Jul 2013 #3

Hello? .. it wouldn't be a REAL "library" by definition, unless 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #2

Of course they can hootinholler Jul 2013 #14

Can i offer what might be a naive opinion... allin99 Jul 2013 #4

Let's take this "library" metaphor one step further............ wandy Jul 2013 #5

You've got hold of the wrong end of the stick intaglio Jul 2013 #6

I don't think I do hootinholler Jul 2013 #7

Go to a large reference library intaglio Jul 2013 #8

But the book exists hootinholler Jul 2013 #9

OK, play dumb intaglio Jul 2013 #11

Who are the Librarians? Octafish Jul 2013 #10

If I were an Evil Brazillionaire Overlord... hootinholler Jul 2013 #12

Knowledge Is Power Octafish Jul 2013 #17

A most excellent movie with a powerful lesson in moral behavior hootinholler Jul 2013 #25

What_did_Tice_say_about_Cheney_tasking_the_Obama_and_political_intercepts? leveymg Jul 2013 #26

I'm not too sure about the brazilianaire part hootinholler Jul 2013 #28

"I am your father" leveymg Jul 2013 #32

:D More like Rove's Father hootinholler Jul 2013 #33

Am I supposed to trust this guy, Clapper, more than Edward Snowden? kentuck Jul 2013 #13

There really needs to be a robust investigation. hootinholler Jul 2013 #15

I know this isn't very sexy hootinholler Jul 2013 #16

that confusing exchange means nothing. DCBob Jul 2013 #34

Read the entire interview hootinholler Jul 2013 #35

well if snowden has the motherload as he has claimed then why isnt it in any of the documents? DCBob Jul 2013 #36

How would I know that? hootinholler Jul 2013 #37

What he's implying is that every American now has an accessible "Permanent Record" of GiaGiovanni Jul 2013 #18

Clapper *clarified* his lie for the 1% and Snowden persists in his truth for the 99% Catherina Jul 2013 #19

Information is what Democracy and Spies crave. Octafish Jul 2013 #20

This thread is chock full of reading material. Quantess Jul 2013 #21

Interesting how quickly he switched from "belongs to" suffragette Jul 2013 #22

Yes he almost slipped the truth out. n/t hootinholler Jul 2013 #23

Thanks for this important thread suffragette Jul 2013 #24

YEP! Recommend! KoKo Jul 2013 #27

omg, were those statement from clapper supposed to make us feel *better*? ay yi yi n/t allin99 Jul 2013 #29

Thanks, Hoot! You bring up an interesting point about what Clapper said.. KoKo Jul 2013 #30

Look at post 16 hootinholler Jul 2013 #31