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The Pentagon doesn’t arrest people. Does wired understand this? Espionage is unrelated to law enforcement. Spies don’t need a warrant. They’re not trying to put
by imgabe 3y ago
The Pentagon doesn’t arrest people. Does wired understand this? Espionage is unrelated to law enforcement. Spies don’t need a warrant. They’re not trying to put people in jail.
- chii 3y agothe US spy agencies do not have the right to spy on US citizens without a warrant. That's why they rely on allies' spies for that! Scratch my back, i scratch yours etc.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> US spy agencies do not have the right to spy on US citizens without a warrant CIA needs a warrant. Undefined for the others. The NSA can’t arrest you.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoAt least back in the 80s, the NSA's charter was that it did not deliberately spy on US citizens. Did that explicitly change? If so, when and how? Or did this just become progressively normalized?
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> the NSA's charter was that it did not deliberately spy on US citizens Deliberately, yes. “Do not have the right to,” no.
- imgabe 3y agoAs I understand it, the CIA operates on foreign threats. The FBI would be responsible for US citizens suspected of espionage. They do need a warrant, but they're part of the Justice department, not defense.
- bjacobel 3y agoThere are multiple kinds of warrants.
- GartzenDeHaes 3y agoJust to be pedantic, the DoD does have a large police force and a prison system.