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by rl3 13y ago
Direct audio link is here (MP3): http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/podpress_trac/web/20927/0/BF.0112.Tice_20130617.mp3 http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/podpress_trac/web/20927/0/BF...
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At 0:48:26 Tice mentions the intercept order for then-Senatorial candidate Obama.
He also mentions that senior civilian, military and government leaders were explicitly targeted.
Some of the notable intercept targets included Colin Powell, Hillary Clinton, Samuel Alito, former FISA Court judges, U.S. Congressional intelligence committees, law firms, financial firms, State Department personnel, humanitarian NGOs.
Lawyers and civil rights groups were mentioned as well, I'm wondering if EFF was included in that.
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Tice previously played off his unclassified resume's listing of space-based systems expertise as a cover story for his activities at NSA. However, he has now revealed that he specialized in space-based capabilities at NSA all along. This is humorous when you consider the following:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/01/nsa-whistlebl-2/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/01/nsa-whistlebl-2/
Do you have any connection to outer space stuff? I asked.
"I watch Buck Rogers."
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Also of note: NSA's Bluffdale, Utah data storage facility is apparently already online and operational.
- mtgx 13y agoSo they are spying the very people that are supposed to watch over them and keep them in check? Well that must be very convenient.
- ihsw 13y agoIt's one of the many reasons General Alexander is regarded among conspiracy theorists as 'supreme leader' of the USG -- he has the ability to blackmail everybody with 100% effectiveness. He stands at a very interesting intersection between civilian leadership (head of the NSA) and military leadership (head of US CyberCommand).
- MisterWebz 13y agoBased on the incredible amount of ass-kissing during the congressional testimony a few days ago, I wouldn't be surprised if that were true.
- ihsw 13y agoThere are a few who stand at odds with the party line, for example during the congressional hearings in the past couple of weeks Senator Tom Udall (D, New Mexico) notably has been very active in discussing NSA programs rather than attacking Snowden's credibility. https://twitter.com/SenatorTomUdall https://twitter.com/SenatorTomUdall
- ianhawes 13y agoLt. Gen Michael Hayden (Ret) was the DIRNSA at the time Russell Tice is alleging these wiretaps occurred.
- ihsw 13y agoThis is indeed true, however there's nothing indicating that those programs have stopped.
- peripetylabs 13y agoTechnically the NSA is a part of the DOD. They assist the ODNI which is civilian, although its leadership role is limited.
- brown9-2 13y agoNSA's Bluffdale, Utah data storage facility is apparently already online and operational. Does the interview mention how someone who left the NSA in 2005 would know this?
- rl3 13y agoYes, he said an insider sent him a coded handwritten message on a basis similar to a one-time pad. He also said that he could not read most of said message due to misplacing the key-code. EDIT: My original reply likely butchered terminology, sorry. The relevant audio can be heard verbatim at 1:03:11 in the interview recording.
- richardwhiuk 13y agoIf the OTP was used to encrypt the message, it's usefulness is already gone.
- brown9-2 13y agoA source inside the NSA that re-uses a onetime pad would be pretty ironic.
- runjake 13y agoThis isn't hard to believe. The scheduled "go live" time for the Utah facility was September 2013.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoMaybe Tice reads newspapers. Use of the datacenter would be nearly impossible to conceal. One can look at the power feeds with an IR camera and arrive at a reasonable estimate of power consumption. Also, water vapor from cooling equipment.
- doe88 13y agoSo they would have pulled a page out from FBI's playbook. It would not be surprising.