DEA Manuals Show Feds Use NSA Spy Data, Train Cops to Construct False Chains of Evidence

[reACTIONary]

169. As citizens who value our freedom and our liberal democracy...

... and the liberal democracies of our allies, we all have an interest in preserving the secrets of our spy agencies. National security is an essential component of a people's freedom and security in the world, and espionage is a necessary component of our national security. Without it, we wouldn't live in a liberal democracy.

As far as "mounting an effective defense" goes, consider the quote from the defense lawyer I posted above:

I mean, how many times can the DEA, usually via local cops, fortuitously stop a mule who just happened to have ten kilos of cocaine in a “clavo” (secret compartment) in his car?

If you've been pulled over for a traffic violation and "just happened" to have ten kilos in a secret compartment, how does knowing that the cop was tipped off by an informant help you to mount an "effective defense"? At best, it would help you to raise procedural objections that have nothing to do with the substantive question of whether or not you are guilty of the crime. At worse, it would allow your gang to off the snitch that ratted you out. In neither case do I see justice being served.

And thanks for commenting on the substance of my post, rather than my username!