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If elected officials aren't already in charge of the NSA, who is? Does the NSA literally report to no one?
by rev_null 9y ago
If elected officials aren't already in charge of the NSA, who is?
Does the NSA literally report to no one?
- boomboomsubban 9y agoTechnically the military is in charge, who report to the elected officials. But a battle between politicians and an intelligence//counterintelligence agency seems one sided.
- jessaustin 9y agoThe idea that NSA are under military control is also pretty fanciful. That almost plays against the spooks in the current situation, however. It inspires some skeptics to notice the puppeteer's hand the spooks have run up the media's ass, constantly searching for any narrative that could bring the current officeholder under their thumb.
- boomboomsubban 9y agoDon't kid yourself, he is already under their thumb. Look at his proposed budget, three things had a budget increase and two of them contain intelligence organizations. These groups aren't unified.
- jessaustin 9y agoHaha yeah that's tough. It's kind of a bleak view, that all of the big tribulations of our world are nothing but the dog being wagged while different factions of the intelligence complex play petty meaningless games of king of the mountain.