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Pholus

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1. Yes, but actual intelligence work doesn't have nice milestones like data collection.

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2013, 07:49 PM

Dec 2013

How can you justify your budget if not by showing the fraction of your country's private communications you have recorded for some reason other than Terra...

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Would NSA Surveillance Have Stopped 9/11 Plot? - Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst [View all] WillyT Dec 2013 OP

Yes, but actual intelligence work doesn't have nice milestones like data collection. Pholus Dec 2013 #1

Well if a memo given to the president warning that an attack was coming Autumn Dec 2013 #2

"Would it have?" Don't you mean "Did it?" nt kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #3

and, no, it didn't frylock Dec 2013 #4

I Was Confused By That Question... WillyT Dec 2013 #5

Mindy Kleinburg: "the 9/11 terrorists were not just lucky once.. johnnyreb Dec 2013 #6

Rehashing the back and forth between noise Dec 2013 #7

"Able Danger", did detect it, was ignored...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #8

K&R woo me with science Dec 2013 #9

the 'dots' were ignored by condi and the bu$h administration. spanone Dec 2013 #10

And Congressman Dan Issa has had a year-long hissy-fit over the bogus intelligence failure in re indepat Dec 2013 #11