tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post3179425614569370990..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: Obama Administration Rides Into The W SunsetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-21505242616834921192013-06-10T15:50:51.900-05:002013-06-10T15:50:51.900-05:00I have been aware of these events and posting abou...I have been aware of these events and posting about them for nearly a decade, and was aware of them before that.<br /><br />One example: <br /><br />"If you made a phone call today or sent an e-mail to a friend, there's a good chance what you said or wrote was captured and screened by the country's largest intelligence agency. The top-secret Global Surveillance Network is called Echelon, and it's run by the National Security Agency and four English-speaking allies: Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.<br /><br />The mission is to eavesdrop on enemies of the state: foreign countries, terrorist groups and drug cartels. But in the process, Echelon's computers capture virtually every electronic conversation around the world." (<a href="http://www.bradblog.com/?p=2163#comment-57723" rel="nofollow">Dredd commenting at Brad Blog</a>).Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629960642482064127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-5562740924329173722013-06-09T12:41:50.515-05:002013-06-09T12:41:50.515-05:00The 4th Amendment brought an end to the Writ of As...The 4th Amendment brought an end to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writ_of_assistance" rel="nofollow">Writ of Assistance</a>, which was a catch-all, open-ended universal search and seizure warrant.<br /><br />The order given by the FISA court is a classic Writ of Assistance.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-69152975680014715152013-06-06T21:44:13.581-05:002013-06-06T21:44:13.581-05:00The President would prefer that the media blindly ...The President would prefer that the media blindly parrot the Administration’s narratives as their own reporting, creating a manufactured echo chamber in which the Administration’s line becomes the accepted meme—but anonymously.Skagway AKhttp://www.skagwayadventures.comnoreply@blogger.com