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What criminality? Unless the CIA was using the tools against targets in the US, there's no US law broken. Every country does it.
by jonhendry18 8y ago
What criminality? Unless the CIA was using the tools against targets in the US, there's no US law broken.
Every country does it.
- mindslight 8y agoI'm pretty sure that criminal conspiracies generally don't get out of investigation by arguing their latest activities haven't been proven to be criminal.
- anonymous5133 8y agoYup which is one reason why trump is pushing so hard on tariffs. The chinese have an army of hackers committing war fare against the usa and its trade secrets. Governments should not be hacking each other. They should be engaging in diplomacy like any civilized country.
- rhizome 8y agoWar by another name, it seems like an admission that it's a war we are losing, or perhaps have already lost. It's also a bit rich to imply the USA is engaging in (or has any reason to expect) civilized diplomacy in any way.
- jonhendry18 8y agoI dunno, I think Trump is pushing so hard on tariffs because he doesn't understand what trade imbalances mean.
- notveryrational 8y agoCommon misconception. CIA is allowed to target Americans, and does on a regular basis. Targeting Americans for political purposes is illegal. Targeting Americans for National Security reasons is perfectly within National Security Law.
- jonhendry18 8y agoNote I said "in the US", which I believe is a geographical restriction that applies, not "Americans".
- DmenshunlAnlsis 8y agoThe same restrictions apply to the NSA, and we all know how much that mattered to them. Why do you think the CIA is different?
- notveryrational 8y agoThat's the thing, if you look at the NSA, they were and still are absolutely empowered to do what they did. The only person who got in trouble for the domestic surveillance disclosures were the person who blew the whistle. That's because what he did was illegal and what they did wasn't.
- notveryrational 8y agoAhh same deal. Geographical restrictions are for civilian law and political purposes. National Security follows different standards.