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The article says it was in 'Early 2019' and he was NSA until September, so he was surely at the helm. But it also says Trump greenlit the mission, so I'm not su

The article says it was in 'Early 2019' and he was NSA until September, so he was surely at the helm. But it also says Trump greenlit the mission, so I'm not sure how an advisor would be implicated in anything - unless your point is that the current admin thinks he might be the source for this story?

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jjtheblunt 1y ago
How are you relating NSA with the Navy?
- jandrese 1y ago
  The Navy isn't in the wiretap business.
  - jjtheblunt 1y ago
    i see what you mean
  - snypher 1y ago
    I don't know, sometimes we sail the submarine around for a while and then they have us stop in some random place, not sure what's up with that.
  - OWaz 1y ago
    “The rumors are that the Navy's newest nuclear sub, the USS Jimmy Carter, has been designed for spywork, with a "special capability... to tap undersea cables and eavesdrop on the communications passing through them," according to the AP.” https://web.archive.org/web/20070203165457/http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001397.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070203165457/http://www.defens...
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  - kev009 1y ago
    ST6 is under the command of SOCOM, they do have the directorate to do clandestine work. To the degree that this article reflects any reality, it's also plausible that a partner in SOCOM (TFO/ISA) or an agency would be along for the ride to do anything specialized.
  - nugget 1y ago
    The Navy has conducted some extremely consequential wiretaps. A fantastic book about the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/dp/1610393589 https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/...
    - jjtheblunt 1y ago
      excellent reference : bought it. thank you.
- endtime 1y ago
  I think it's this usage: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(United_States) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(U...
sigwinch 1y ago
Lately, Trump has denied any knowledge of it. I bet since the FBI raid, Bolton himself isn’t contacting media very often. I bet confirmation of this story wasn’t forthcoming until it benefitted the case(s) against Bolton. And I bet that confirmation was very anonymous and very official.

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jjtheblunt 1y ago

How are you relating NSA with the Navy?

jandrese 1y ago
The Navy isn't in the wiretap business.
- jjtheblunt 1y ago
  i see what you mean
- snypher 1y ago
  I don't know, sometimes we sail the submarine around for a while and then they have us stop in some random place, not sure what's up with that.
- OWaz 1y ago
  “The rumors are that the Navy's newest nuclear sub, the USS Jimmy Carter, has been designed for spywork, with a "special capability... to tap undersea cables and eavesdrop on the communications passing through them," according to the AP.” https://web.archive.org/web/20070203165457/http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001397.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070203165457/http://www.defens...
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- kev009 1y ago
  ST6 is under the command of SOCOM, they do have the directorate to do clandestine work. To the degree that this article reflects any reality, it's also plausible that a partner in SOCOM (TFO/ISA) or an agency would be along for the ride to do anything specialized.
- nugget 1y ago
  The Navy has conducted some extremely consequential wiretaps. A fantastic book about the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/dp/1610393589 https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/...
  - jjtheblunt 1y ago
    excellent reference : bought it. thank you.
endtime 1y ago
I think it's this usage: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(United_States) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(U...

sigwinch 1y ago

Lately, Trump has denied any knowledge of it. I bet since the FBI raid, Bolton himself isn’t contacting media very often. I bet confirmation of this story wasn’t forthcoming until it benefitted the case(s) against Bolton. And I bet that confirmation was very anonymous and very official.