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> The finding allows the CIA to more easily authorize its own covert cyber operations, rather than requiring the agency to get approval from the White House. W
by hirundo 6y ago
> The finding allows the CIA to more easily authorize its own covert cyber operations, rather than requiring the agency to get approval from the White House.
What a horrible policy. Not only do we get covert acts of war not authorized by Congress, without a declaration, in defiance of the War Powers Act, but now they don't even need specific executive authorization. Unelected permanent bureaucrats in times of peace can now launch major aggressions against foreign countries without direct approval of anyone accountable to the electorate.
Congress devolves power to the presidency, and now the president devolves power not only to unaccountable bureaucrats, but to the most professionally conspiratorial, paranoid, secretive among them.
- Lendal 6y agoI don't believe they are conspiratorial or paranoid. The mission of the CIA is information gathering and analysis to gain knowledge, not paranoia. The current president may not listen to facts, but that doesn't mean everyone in government follows his lead. Or even most. I believe they are good people overall, who take their mission to protect democracy seriously. I know this isn't a popular opinion here, but I've been following this for 4 years now and I don't believe the CIA or the FBI can be described as "unaccountable bureaucrats". Furthermore I believe it is dangerous spreading such beliefs without good evidence to the contrary about people who are out there every day trying to do heroic things in our defense.
- sdinsn 6y agoIf hacking is an act of war, we should have nuked Iran years ago...