It’s been going on for decades, it’s time to get real, people. And it goes both ways! I liked the fact that when we wanted really clear satellite photos, we bought them from the Russians, because the U.S. agencies wouldn’t make such images “public” even to other federal agencies. Then when Gorbachev made the point that THEIR satellites weren’t as sophisticated as OURS, but they COULD read license plate numbers of vehicles on parking lot in the U.S.!
Isn’t it even a little odd, that what every President, for DECADES has been doing was just fine, but when Obama, or his administration, do the SAME THING, it’s suddenly “wrong”?? Also, why should HE release any secret information he has, when others have not, well, except some of our idiot Republicans conducting hearings in the House. There are some folks who need to be pulled OFF the “Intelligence Committees”, and have their clearances pulled!
And of course the FBI was tapping the phones of a lot of people in the civil rights and peace movement. I was leading a demonstration in 1967 in Washington DC and I was being a little uncooperative with the police about the names of the people involved when a big guy in a trench coat came up to me and said, “Lonecat, I’m Captain So-and-So from Military Intelligence. Why don’t you just give this police officer the information he wants.” I had never seen Captain So-and-So before, but it was clear that he knew a lot about me. We actually got to know the FBI agent who was assigned to us, and we had coffee with him from time to time. But he wouldn’t tell us his name. I also found out later on that the FBI was picking up our trash to sort through it.
And they named a big international airport after him right here in Va. Hmmm, reminds of another airport that was named after a scoundrel lately, right here in Va.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
It’s been going on for decades, it’s time to get real, people. And it goes both ways! I liked the fact that when we wanted really clear satellite photos, we bought them from the Russians, because the U.S. agencies wouldn’t make such images “public” even to other federal agencies. Then when Gorbachev made the point that THEIR satellites weren’t as sophisticated as OURS, but they COULD read license plate numbers of vehicles on parking lot in the U.S.!
Isn’t it even a little odd, that what every President, for DECADES has been doing was just fine, but when Obama, or his administration, do the SAME THING, it’s suddenly “wrong”?? Also, why should HE release any secret information he has, when others have not, well, except some of our idiot Republicans conducting hearings in the House. There are some folks who need to be pulled OFF the “Intelligence Committees”, and have their clearances pulled!
lonecat over 10 years ago
And of course the FBI was tapping the phones of a lot of people in the civil rights and peace movement. I was leading a demonstration in 1967 in Washington DC and I was being a little uncooperative with the police about the names of the people involved when a big guy in a trench coat came up to me and said, “Lonecat, I’m Captain So-and-So from Military Intelligence. Why don’t you just give this police officer the information he wants.” I had never seen Captain So-and-So before, but it was clear that he knew a lot about me. We actually got to know the FBI agent who was assigned to us, and we had coffee with him from time to time. But he wouldn’t tell us his name. I also found out later on that the FBI was picking up our trash to sort through it.
pirate227 over 10 years ago
And they named a big international airport after him right here in Va. Hmmm, reminds of another airport that was named after a scoundrel lately, right here in Va.