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NSA Recorded the CONTENT of 'EVERY SINGLE' CALL in a Foreign Country ... and Also In AMERICA?
The Washington Post reports – based upon documents leaked by Edward Snowden – that the NSA is recording “every single” phone call in one foreign country (at the request of the NSA, the Post is withholding the name of the country. However, the Post notes that the NSA is also planning on expanding the program to other nations).
The Post also reports that the NSA has the ability to “reach into the past” and retroactively go back and listen to the calls later.
Sadly, this is also occurring in America.
Specifically, there is substantial evidence from top NSA and FBI whistleblowers that the government is recording the content of our calls … word-for-word.
NSA whistleblower Russel Tice – a key source in the 2005 New York Times report that blew the lid off the Bush administration’s use of warrantless wiretapping – says that the content and metadata of all digital communications are being tapped by the NSA.
Tice notes:
They’re collecting content … word-for-word.
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You can’t trust these people. They lie, and they lie a lot.
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden to Glenn Greenwald show:
But what we’re really talking about here is a localized system that prevents any form of electronic communication from taking place without its being stored and monitored by the National Security Agency.
It doesn’t mean that they’re listening to every call, it means they’re storing every call and have the capability to listen to them at any time, and it does mean that they’re collecting millions upon millions upon millions of our phone and email records.
CNET reported last year:
Earlier reports have indicated that the NSA has the ability to record nearly all domestic and international phone calls — in case an analyst needed to access the recordings in the future. A Wired magazine article last year disclosed that the NSA has established “listening posts” that allow the agency to collect and sift through billions of phone calls through a massive new data center in Utah, “whether they originate within the country or overseas.” That includes not just metadata, but also the contents of the communications.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the head of the Senate Intelligence committee, separately acknowledged this week that the agency’s analysts have the ability to access the “content of a call.”
NBC News reported last year:
NBC News has learned that under the post-9/11 Patriot Act, the government has been collecting records on every phone call made in the U.S.
Former FBI counter-terrorism agent Tim Clemente told CNN:
There’s a way to look at digital communications in the past.
In other words, if an analyst wants to spy on you, he can pull up your past communications (Remember, the private Internet Archive has been archiving web pages since the 1990s. So the NSA has undoubtedly been doing the same thing with digital communications).
Tice and top NSA whistleblower William Binney confirmed to PBS that the NSA is recording every word of every phone call made within the United States:
[PBS INTERVIEWER] JUDY WOODRUFF: Both Binney and Tice suspect that today, the NSA is doing more than just collecting metadata on calls made in the U.S. They both point to this CNN interview by former FBI counterterrorism agent Tim Clemente days after the Boston Marathon bombing. Clemente was asked if the government had a way to get the recordings of the calls between Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his wife.
TIM CLEMENTE, former FBI counterterrorism agent: On the national security side of the house, in the federal government, you know, we have assets. There are lots of assets at our disposal throughout the intelligence community and also not just domestically, but overseas. Those assets allow us to gain information, intelligence on things that we can’t use ordinarily in a criminal investigation.
All digital communications are — there’s a way to look at digital communications in the past. And I can’t go into detail of how that’s done or what’s done. But I can tell you that no digital communication is secure.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Tice says after he saw this interview on television, he called some former workmates at the NSA.
RUSSELL TICE: Well, two months ago, I contacted some colleagues at NSA. We had a little meeting, and the question came up, was NSA collecting everything now? Because we kind of figured that was the goal all along. And the answer came back. It was, yes, they are collecting everything, contents word for word, everything of every domestic communication in this country.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Both of you know what the government says is that we’re collecting this — we’re collecting the number of phone calls that are made, the e-mails, but we’re not listening to them.
WILLIAM BINNEY: Well, I don’t believe that for a minute. OK?
I mean, that’s why they had to build Bluffdale, that facility in Utah with that massive amount of storage that could store all these recordings and all the data being passed along the fiberoptic networks of the world. I mean, you could store 100 years of the world’s communications here. That’s for content storage. That’s not for metadata.
Metadata if you were doing it and putting it into the systems we built, you could do it in a 12-by-20-foot room for the world. That’s all the space you need. You don’t need 100,000 square feet of space that they have at Bluffdale to do that. You need that kind of storage for content.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So, what does that say, Russell Tice, about what the government — you’re saying — your understanding is of what the government does once these conversations take place, is it your understanding they’re recorded and kept?
RUSSELL TICE: Yes, digitized and recorded and archived in a facility that is now online. And they’re kind of fibbing about that as well, because Bluffdale is online right now.
And that’s where the information is going. Now, as far as being able to have an analyst look at all that, that’s impossible, of course. And I think, semantically, they’re trying to say that their definition of collection is having literally a physical analyst look or listen, which would be disingenuous.
Binney tells Washington’s Blog:
It would have to come from the upstream collection/recording “Fairview etc” [background here and here] with – probably – telcom cooperation. That’s how the former FBI agent Tim Clemente could say on CNN that they had ways of getting back to the content of the phone call from one of the bombers to his wife prior to the bombing. Now we are starting to see some of the monitoring of US citizens on the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) [background].
What’s new about the PSTN network is the content. We have heard a lot about phone metadata but not content. This is what I have been saying for a long time: that they are taking and storing content too. It’s not just about metadata. So [NSA's claim that it doesn't record the phonecalls of Americans is] just another government lie.
Bonus:
Snowden: “Is It Really Terrorism That We’re Stopping? I Say No. The Bottom Line Is That Terrorism … Has Always Been a Cover For Actions”
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even simpler: don't forget that Snowden was a contractor. don't forget that he was one out of 850'000
So a new and believable defense becomes "I was framed, I didn't do it". Videos of you walking into the crime scene: can be faked by dgital tools, your voice: can be faked by digital tools.
If the NSA has a complete digital record, they have a complete digital doppleganger, so which is real and which is Memorex?
I don't know how upset I would be if they publish a pic of me spanking the monkey as it were, or other such nonsense.
When someone goes on trial for threatening someone important because they spoke out loud to themselves, as in someone oughta off that so and so, that gets interesting. In a bad way.
I had originally written a (great) comment, but after seeing it posted, I realized it (my comment) didn't matter. Plus I've lost interest.
Maybe next time LOL.
This was known for a long time, people were either duped/willing to believe the LIE.
No one is listening to your phone conversation(in real time) until they decide to do so
Past conversations are digitally archived (remember when they went from analog to all digital?).
Ohhhh, I feel so much safer now.
It's all to catch terrorists.
LOL Go back to sleep.
Are you a Patriot? Y or N
Are you a Military Vet? Y or N
Are you a Christian? Y or N
Are you stocking up food? Y or N
Are you Pro-Life? Y or N
Are you Pro-2nd Amendment? Y or N
Are you a constitutionalist? Y or N
If you've said yes to anyone of these then you are considered a terrorist. You better be wide awake!
Are you a Patriot?
Shit no. The "land of our fathers", which is the meaning of patria, and patriot, means shit to me. Countries and their states exist for making people's lives more comfortable. Once they stop doing it, they lose their right and use to exist. No political body owns me in mind and body, and never will.
Are you a Military Vet?
Damn no! Why would I risk my life for a political entity?
Are you a Christian?
Fuck no! Homo-centric monotheist religions are the cause we're nearing near term extinction. After all, to them, mankind is the top shit creation and everything else can just suck a dick. So wrong. We've forgotten, thanks to Christianity and the other 2, that we are part, not whole, of the ecosystem we call earth. Thankfully, other cults and religions still understand this basic truth. Regretably, they pretty much don't exist in the western world.
Are you stocking up food?
Yes, kinda. Should do it more. Specially water.
Are you Pro-Life?
You gotta be kidding me. Fuck no! The last thing this planet needs is more fucking cunturds. Abortion free for all! I really can't understand the mindset of assholes who keep breeding like rabbits. Like the grandma of Uncle Ruckus once said: "Pretty soon people will start eating each other. And they'll start by their chirrun, flesh more tender". I'm pro-choice, and I hope the choice you'll take is to remove that planetary tumor out of ye.
Are you Pro-2nd Amendment?
Fuck no. The most bastardized amendment of them all. The tatemae by which the weapons industry conceals their honne: to make money at your expense, idiot. The idea that an armed society is a polite society is the most psychotic idea of them all. The origin for people being able to live together is the fear of other peoples' lethality? Fucking sick. The idea that dumb, stupid and isolated libertarians will be able to topple the most powerful army on earth with their small dick guns is preposterous.
Are you a constitutionalist?
Not sure what you mean by that, considering most of those terms are bastardized towards nonexistence nowadays. I do like the idea of a set of ideals institutionalized in a founding document which would limit the vices of the forms of governments, that for sure.
"Countries and their states exist for making people's lives more comfortable."
No, they don't. Why would you assume that, based on what reasoning and/or evidence?? Countries and states usually exist as an expression of a particular people's identity. Trade, science, etc. are things that make people's lives more comfortable.
"You gotta be kidding me. Fuck no! The last thing this planet needs is more fucking cunturds."
I'm hoping you practice what you preach, because you're right, the last thing the planet needs is angry, miserable people like you breeding.
"The idea that an armed society is a polite society is the most psychotic idea of them all. The origin for people being able to live together is the fear of other peoples' lethality? Fucking sick."
I'm not sure that anyone believes that in order to live together peaceably you have to be scared that your neighbor will kill you if you dis him. You're putting words in the 2nd Amendment's mouth. It's an insurance policy against tyrannical governments, and allows for defense in the rare event a ghetto banger decides to help himself to your television.
"The idea that dumb, stupid and isolated libertarians will be able to topple the most powerful army on earth with their small dick guns is preposterous."
A collection of 'dumb, stupid' people defeated the 'most powerful army on earth' in 1776-1783. Does it ring a bell? Hell, fast forward 230 years and the US empire has been stopped in its tracks in Afghanistan/Iraq. Won every battle but still hasn't won the occupation against insurgents and their 'small dick guns'. Same concept here with the 2nd Amendment.
"No, they don't. Why would you assume that, based on what reasoning and/or evidence?? Countries and states usually exist as an expression of a particular people's identity. Trade, science, etc. are things that make people's lives more comfortable."
Not really. The idea that countries represented "one language, one race, one religion", really doesn't apply now, if ever. Specially in the American continent (I mean both north and south). Countries, as in the modern nation state, was a step up in complexity which gave better returns than the previous political system. And that's what it is, a political entity, nothing more. The rest is pure tale.
"I'm hoping you practice what you preach, because you're right, the last thing the planet needs is angry, miserable people like you breeding."
No worries mate. The last thing I want to do is to add more chirrun and their kcal consumption to this planet. And yea, I'm not a happy-go-lucky dumb bastard. I'm "angry" as hell and won't take it anymore (sic).
"I'm not sure that anyone believes that in order to live together peaceably you have to be scared that your neighbor will kill you if you dis him. You're putting words in the 2nd Amendment's mouth. It's an insurance policy against tyrannical governments, and allows for defense in the rare event a ghetto banger decides to help himself to your television."
I'm not the one who puts words into the amendment. People already has. And the amendment became the excuse for a bunch of lunacies. And again, people who think their small dick arms will topple the most powerful army in the world are just delirious. And while you are happy with the legalese which allows you to kill a guetto bastard, you've been and keep being robbed by whitey Hampton's living, white collar, cracker ass bastard right at the top. But I guess you're happier killing serfs as yourself...
"A collection of 'dumb, stupid' people defeated the 'most powerful army on earth' in 1776-1783. Does it ring a bell? Hell, fast forward 230 years and the US empire has been stopped in its tracks in Afghanistan/Iraq. Won every battle but still hasn't won the occupation against insurgents and their 'small dick guns'. Same concept here with the 2nd Amendment."
Yeah, 1776, with muskets and swords... not drones, cyber bullshit, tanks, 500kg bombs, chemical weaponry like white phosphorus, SABOT contaminating rounds, etc...
And the asymmetrical war both in Iraq and Afghanistan is something your run of the mill American will never be able to do. Those Afghani live in complete privation, walk - and I mean WALK - hundreds of kilometers through some of the most rugged and hard terrain on Earth. Have social systems which allow for their support. And have been fighting wars since they were born. That's 180º from Americans today. Keep dreaming mate.
What if I said yes to all of the above?
Instant FEMA camp.
Shame those NSA fuckers forgot to record any cell phone data for those suckers on MH370.
Too busy I guess..... they need MOAR resources.
Would certainly explain why hard drives are so expensive despite apparently declining user demand.
Consumer level hard drives are dirt cheap and prices for SSDs are falling. Enterprise level SSDs and SAS drives, which big organizations tend to use, are still pricey but cheap by historical standards. If you think hard drives are expensive, shop somewhere else.
Outstanding.
Wonderful work. I really like the first pic. And the one with the Bush-Al Saud crossover. And the rest of them. Your work continues to evolve. Especially after you quit pulling your punches with Obama. This is like watching a horror story. I fear there is more , much more that will be revealed to tell us what is going on. Really going on. This situation is a great challenge to the American population. But I have no doubt that that they eventually will rise to the occasion. The sleeping giant is slowly awakening. The ref to the Iwo Jima pic is very appropriate. I fear this will be a real conflagration. But so be it. The Americans I know were never cut out to be slaves.
On another note. Did you do any wotk with Malevich? Didn´t you superimpose Snowden over Black Square? Or have I dreamt that? Malevich is such a beautiful artist. A genius. And since events are gravitating towards the east and a lot of bluffs are being called , maybe there´s more in Malevich and other Russian artists of that era than can be put to good use. And visual pleasure.
That image would look good on a silver coin.
Wonderful piece of art! Down to the reflections in the windows!
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