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malletgirl02

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Reply to treestar (Reply #19)

Sat Feb 8, 2014, 10:58 AM

Feb 2014

It is the hubris of being a bigwig. I bet a regular rank and file State Department employee would be more prudent when using government issue phones, because she knows someone might be listening either the State Department IT department checking on employees activities or an outside entity in this case.

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Post-Snowden, Why Were U.S. Diplomats Talking On Insecure Line? [View all] Purveyor Feb 2014 OP

Because for the longest time only Americans were spying on their allies riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #1

seems to be the prevailing attitude frylock Feb 2014 #2

What do you mean about unsecured lines? Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #3

Unencrypted. Or a cell phone. Both easily tapped like we did with Merkel's riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #5

I dont think they exist. Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #7

Uhm cell phones don't exist? riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #8

Follow the thread, go back to post #3. Secure lines do not exist if you believe what Snowden Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #9

For the NSA there are no secure lines. So Americans get lazy about being tapped riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #12

The police departments can ask for wire taps, it isn't just the NSA. Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #13

So the Chinese are just listening to Obama's convos right now!11!!! riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #14

I happen to know what I am talking about. The movie thing is to relate spying has been Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #15

Ok internet dude! I am sooo persuaded riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #16

OUR despicable interference in Ukraine? wow. that is a naive statement Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #22

Pesky facts, PW.. that doesn't bother those Cha Feb 2014 #25

+1 TheMathieu Feb 2014 #27

Huh, so when did the US join the EU? Because Ukraine's dispute is about joining the EU or Russia riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #34

Security, who needs it, we're the man. Downwinder Feb 2014 #4

Yep...unless a leak occurs that "WhoCouldaKnown" or a "Positioned Leak?" KoKo Feb 2014 #11

are you joking? As pathetic as the language of Johnson and Nixon on their tapes, I have no problem Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #23

Hubris aka American Exceptionalism Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #6

I'll go with that and the Washington Bubble? KoKo Feb 2014 #10

with all the bold, open hostility and derision of Russia and Putin? reddread Feb 2014 #17

Bravo Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 #20

+1 Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #21

People make mistakes, that's why. This just proves how skilled FSB/GRU/SVR are, AND stevenleser Feb 2014 #18

it is a display of power and prestige right along with the Olympics to tell the U.S...oh by the way Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #24

That is certainly one good hypothesis. It really seems like a mistake from my perspective stevenleser Feb 2014 #29

Same reason they emailed each other about closing the bridge treestar Feb 2014 #19

+1 malletgirl02 Feb 2014 #33

I found it best to wear my STUIII key round my neck! MADem Feb 2014 #26

Who really gives a fuck? randome Feb 2014 #28

Our Alies Do Care malletgirl02 Feb 2014 #30

Of course countries need to react to stuff like this. randome Feb 2014 #32

Because of the stress Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #31