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davidthegnome

(2,983 posts)
15. Uhh
Sun Oct 27, 2013, 05:26 PM
Oct 2013

No where did I say that anyone was tapping Obama's phone. What I did say was that the mission of intelligence agencies is to gather intelligence - and it should be painfully obvious to anyone that modern Nations in Europe have their own intelligence capabilities, which requires them to, you know, gather intelligence about various foreign Countries. Maybe you didn't actually read my post?

If you did, then I don't know what to tell you, other than to read a history book, or just go to google and type in "german intelligence gathering", or perhaps "German intelligence gathering in the US", you might learn something.

My anger is based upon the domestic spying - our intelligence agencies spying on American citizens without proper legal procedure. No organization, individual, or military power will ever stop foreign Countries from gathering intelligence reports about their rivals, allies, and enemies.

Please inform me of what exactly I made up? It's more than a little insulting to be accused of making things up when I only pointed out what everyone should know.

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So whats new about this, has he not made the same promise earlier? Thucydides Oct 2013 #1
He sure did, but maybe he... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #2
We will see, maybe, could be, then maybe not, someday, I think, I dunno, let me check the polls.... Thucydides Oct 2013 #3
This time... winter is coming Oct 2013 #8
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In 2007, he promised to filibuster OnyxCollie Oct 2013 #4
Ever wonder what Native Americans felt like... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #5
I'm understanding how the Japanese felt OnyxCollie Oct 2013 #6
I was never disappointed in Barack Ace Acme Oct 2013 #12
Yeah, it's impossible to be disappointed... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #18
I'd already been through the "eleventh dimensional chess" fantasy with Kerry Ace Acme Oct 2013 #19
There was no premature capitulation - it was the latest concession in over 50 years if karynnj Oct 2013 #23
He promised he would fight to see that every vote was counted Ace Acme Oct 2013 #24
The votes are NEVER completely counted until at least 2 or 3 weeks after the election is over karynnj Oct 2013 #28
You're getting it! That's my point. Thus his concession was premature. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #29
Conceding had NOTHING to do with the count karynnj Oct 2013 #30
He wasn't the slowest to concede. Bush never did concede. That was slower. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #31
Elizabeth Edwards wrote many things in that book JUST to try to get support in 2008 karynnj Oct 2013 #32
His environmental appointments were pretty telling, as well villager Oct 2013 #26
Not to mention appointing Goldman Sachs his financial advisor nt Ace Acme Oct 2013 #33
But he didn't know MyNameGoesHere Oct 2013 #7
Clandestine services have always done this Scairp Oct 2013 #10
Haha. davidthegnome Oct 2013 #11
Please provide some evidence that the Germans have been tapping Obama's phone. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #13
Uhh davidthegnome Oct 2013 #15
You claimed there was some equivalence. We spy on them, they spy on us. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #16
So you're claiming that they don't. davidthegnome Oct 2013 #20
I'd say the difference is that... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #21
Well there you have it. Everybody spies. Case closed. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #34
Oh, good. I feel better now that he's on the case. Pterodactyl Oct 2013 #14
Can't he just make her feel more "comfortable" with it, woo me with science Oct 2013 #17
How about some changes when it comes to spying on Americans?...nt Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #22
How about they just close the NSA facilities in MD and UT Ace Acme Oct 2013 #25
an Obama promise means nothing. bowens43 Oct 2013 #27
Maybe the difference between the putative progressives and the neocons is , , , Ace Acme Oct 2013 #35
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