Lily

Intelligence Operatives Call Obama a Liar

Published Wed, Oct 30th, 2013 Floyd Brown, Chief Political Analyst
Print This Post Email This Post

Ever since the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001, the NSA has used fear to build unstoppable political support. It has coupled this support with powerful technology to unlock the secrets of the world.

There’s no denying it: The system has been very good at uncovering and preventing terrorist plots. And as long as nobody knew how invasive and unconstitutional the NSA’s monitoring programs were, Capitol Hill was happy to ignore it. The blogs that talked about the threats to civil liberties and privacy were labeled conspiracy websites.

Then along came Edward Snowden, the NSA contractor-turned-leaker. Snowden was able to garner immense information about the system, too much information to be labeled a crank or a paranoid conspiracy theorist.

Since Snowden broke his silence, revelations from behind the wall of secrecy have poured out almost daily. Outrage about the system has turned from a small blaze into a four-alarm political crisis. And now the outrage has jumped the pond to Europe, where the NSA’s cellphone-monitoring d**gnet has been spying on our NATO allies.

Most notoriously, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was targeted, while France and Spain also had phone data combed. Now, each of these countries has lodged formal diplomatic protests with the United States.

And this is where the story gets interesting. You see, the White House moved almost immediately to deny any knowledge of the spying. The no-knowledge story first leaked to The Wall Street Journal and soon after to CNN. But since then, the White House has gone silent, and Spokesman Jay Carney has refused to answer questions.

When asked about it on Fusion TV, Obama played lawyer, saying, “I’m not here to talk about classified information. What I am confirming is the fact that we’re undergoing a complete review of how our intelligence operates outside of the country.”

Then Senator Diane Feinstein, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, repeated the denial. She definitively stated that President Obama didn’t know America was spying on its allies – and she added her own intelligence committee to the list of the uninformed.

Furious Kickback

As you can imagine, the backlash from the very powerful and permanent intelligence class has been brutal. They’re furious with the dissembler-in-chief, and they’ve been spinning the story that Obama did know, but is fibbing to protect himself.

The Los Angeles Times is reporting, “Professional staff members at the National Security Agency and other U.S. intelligence agencies are angry, these officials say, believing the president has cast them adrift as he tries to distance himself from the disclosures by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden that have strained ties with close allies.”

And Republicans want in on the action. “Obviously, we’re going to want to know exactly what the president knew and when he knew it,” John McCain told the media. “We have always eavesdropped on people around the world. But the advance of technology has given us enormous capabilities, and I think you might make an argument that some of this capability has been very offensive both to us and to our allies.”

A Change in the Air

I urge you: Don’t be naïve and think the NSA is some rogue agency that didn’t tell Obama or Congress what it was doing. I’m sure everyone involved enjoyed the secrets until they were finally exposed. And to be fair, some of the secrets we garnered may have even kept us more secure. But, the spying is unconstitutional and too invasive to continue.

There’s no way around it… The way the NSA does business is about to change. The public outcry has been so loud that Republicans and Democrats are coming together to sponsor what has been dubbed the “USA Freedom Act.”

It’s authored by liberal Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. James Sensenbrenner Jr., a conservative from Wisconsin famous for being the original author of the USA Patriot Act in 2001. There are more than 70 co-sponsors in the House.

The bill will stop the NSA’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records and install barriers that prevent the NSA from collecting the communications of Americans. It will require the government to delete unintentionally collected information and will also create a special advocate’s office tasked with strengthening safeguards for all the collected data.

The NSA finds itself in a tough spot. It will be nearly impossible for the organization to keep its current powers, particularly since Capitol Hill supporters are suddenly nowhere to be found. Between international outrage and public outcry, it seems change is inevitable.

Your eyes on the Hill,

Floyd Brown

faithistheword

How come--all us 'outriders' knew he has lied about everything, but the media is just finding out? If they had done their jobs, starting with vetting p**********l candidates, maybe we wouldn't be in the state we're in today. Nothing gets by them if it's a Republican, but this one got away with murder!

Weyner

He is the worst leader we have ever had and all our people in
the WH have let him get away with the lies on every step of the way,they all should be thrown out of office. None of our
allies trust us anymore,he is a real joke as president(Sorry
to call him that)

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

I must get some of the same newsletters you do! I read this a day or two ago. Amazing isn't it?...the stuff that goes on right under the noses of the folks who are supposed to be on top of these things! And no one sees a thing!

Harpooner1

In my lifetime...I have never seen such a complicit media to prop up such an incompetent president. It is shameful at best...Treasonist at worst.
When Michelle Obama said, as her husband was elected, " I have never ben proud of my country before now"...Well..Michelle..I have never been so ashamed of my country since you and your husband came along...You, Michelle....Your husband are a disgrace to all patriots and people that love this great nation. Pleasego away and find some other country you l***h of of...Not mine..Go.

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

I haven't forgot her big mouth blabbering.

Harpooner1

Big Mike, I know women tend to to pull the strings of guys....You know..But, when evil is evil.....Michelle..Jarrett, you have to know Obama has no balls..and no course towards honesty., and honor. No....These people are enjoying the good life at our expense. I would not mind if they had any sense of decency, and worked for the American people....AMERICAN PEOPLE...But, they don't. So, prison is too good for them. Water boarding?....Too good..I guess there is only on last resort...

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

I wish them no harm. No matter what happens here EVERYONE will be accountable for their behavior to You-Know-Who. I do wish, though, that American's would wake up to what has been known for thousands of years; that there is no free ride, and quit electing people like the Obamas.

rumitoid

Since Nixon an absolute for presidents but prior to that, just a wise tradition: "plausable deniability."

alex Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa

the main job of the media is to make the gov't toe the line regardless of which party is in office

Harpooner1

Sorry, in times past the media was there to report the news in an objective manner, what we have now are shills. Investigative journalism is almost non existent. What is, is totally biased by omission.
This president has divided the nation like no other. And the MSM has held his coattails every step of the way. Shameful. It is as bad as Pravda.
Bread and circuses is what we have now and politicians are wedded to their posts. It is time for cleaning house.

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

If you hit the "quote reply" tab and then type your post the rest of us will know to whom you are replying :thumbup:

Peggy Kirk

The problem is Mike, I only v**ed for Obama because I didn't want to v**e for any of his competitors. When are we going to get candidates who will make good presidents?

Also, what are we to do if they lie? We need to make them prove themselves and lay everything out with guarantees on paper with their signatures. Also, we need to know who their cabinet and elected officials are going to be. They need to come as a complete, approved package deal, with proof of their intentions.

Peggy Kirk

By the way, that kitty looks like my "Willy Woo"!

Harpooner1

Peggy, that would be nice to know beforehand which people will be put in place. If you had known that scum like Rham Emanuel was going to be an integral part of this administration, would have v**ed for Obama? I think you would have.
If...if an honest man or woman comes into the white house, the first job is to read and understand the constitution of the United States of America and hold true the values that come with the sacred honor of serving the people of this great nation.
Obama has trampled on this honor.
His legacy will be of dirt.