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In reply to the discussion: Roundup: You Won’t BELIEVE What’s Going On with Government Spying on Americans [View all]
frylock
(34,825 posts)60. Former Stasi Officer: The NSA Domestic Surveillance Program Would Have Been 'A Dream Come True'
Former Stasi Officer: The NSA Domestic Surveillance Program Would Have Been 'A Dream Come True' For East Germany
The National Security Agency's domestic surveillance capabilities would have been "a dream come true" for East Germany, a former lieutenant colonel in the defunct communist country's secret police told Matthew Schofield of McClatchy.
The Stasi was one of the most effective and repressive intelligence and secret police agencies in the world.
Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal called them "worse than the Gestapo," referring to the secret police of Nazi Germany.
“You know, for us, this would have been a dream come true,” Wolfgang Schmidt said. “So much information, on so many people.”
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http://www.businessinsider.com/stasi-talks-about-nsa-surveillance-state-2013-6#ixzz2cQrll7OF
The National Security Agency's domestic surveillance capabilities would have been "a dream come true" for East Germany, a former lieutenant colonel in the defunct communist country's secret police told Matthew Schofield of McClatchy.
The Stasi was one of the most effective and repressive intelligence and secret police agencies in the world.
Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal called them "worse than the Gestapo," referring to the secret police of Nazi Germany.
“You know, for us, this would have been a dream come true,” Wolfgang Schmidt said. “So much information, on so many people.”
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http://www.businessinsider.com/stasi-talks-about-nsa-surveillance-state-2013-6#ixzz2cQrll7OF
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Roundup: You Won’t BELIEVE What’s Going On with Government Spying on Americans [View all]
GliderGuider
Aug 2013
OP
As a paying member of EFF & Food and Water Watch... I'll soon be labeled a Domestic Terrorist. nt
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2013
#2
Exactly. Some of the short-sighted NSA cheerleaders need to take the long view. Who will be deemed
chimpymustgo
Aug 2013
#16
Exactly, it is all relative to whom TPTB are at any point in time, many can't seem to
RKP5637
Aug 2013
#44
"Anyone not part of the surveillance state and financial elite." That should do it. n/t
Fire Walk With Me
Aug 2013
#6
Thanks. I've followed your work for years. It's nice to be able to contribute. nt
GliderGuider
Aug 2013
#10
Because neither Tice nor Snowden had spoken out. This was not headline news until they did.
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#69
Can we afford to live with the intent of the 4th amendment in the age of terror?
Valhallakey
Aug 2013
#31
Of course we can (you answered your own question!). We have a right to privacy. Probable cause
chimpymustgo
Aug 2013
#48
Nasty business, the growing list is ugly, and the govt. response to the leaks is pathetic; Trust us!
Civilization2
Aug 2013
#49
Great post. And don't forget that, though it isn't the most important consideration, we are paying
Squinch
Aug 2013
#55
Former Stasi Officer: The NSA Domestic Surveillance Program Would Have Been 'A Dream Come True'
frylock
Aug 2013
#60
If you think there is too much hyperbole, then rewrite it yourself without the hyperbole.
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#76
"the only way to fix things is to fire all of the corrupt government officials who let it happen"!!!
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#64