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cascadiance

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8. If they are harmless and useless in terms of importance, and there's so much of it...

Reply to UglyGreed (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 07:27 AM

Nov 2014

... then the question should be asked WHY they were gathered in the first place? If they were deemed important when they were gathered to justify gathering that much data, then perhaps it would be valuable to know what it was they gathered and why too to justify that expense that they now in effect is claiming was a wasted expense.

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The CIA wants to destroy thousands of internal emails covering spy operations and other activities [View all] UglyGreed Nov 2014 OP

Not. Acceptable. woo me with science Nov 2014 #1

If they've got nothing to hide... CJCRANE Nov 2014 #2

DUzy! merrily Nov 2014 #4

John 3:19-20 (KJV) merrily Nov 2014 #3

UglyGreed Diclotican Nov 2014 #5

In other words, they already destroyed them Orrex Nov 2014 #6

Exactly. blackspade Nov 2014 #7

I would have presumed. Ed Suspicious Nov 2014 #9

If they are harmless and useless in terms of importance, and there's so much of it... cascadiance Nov 2014 #8

Destruction of Evidence is Obstruction of Justice. Octafish Nov 2014 #10

Kick for corruption and coverup woo me with science Nov 2014 #11

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