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Checks and balances. The NSA is funded by Congress. Congress needs the courts in order for their legislation to have any effect.
by brianpgordon 13y ago
Checks and balances. The NSA is funded by Congress. Congress needs the courts in order for their legislation to have any effect.
- atlantic 13y agoIntelligence agencies have a history of attempting to circumvent the limitations imposed by funding. There's a lot of evidence that the CIA has been involved in drug trafficking. In the case of the NSA, it could for example sell some of its intel to the private sector (technical and business information concerning rival companies).
- w_t_payne 13y agoSo what do you think it is in this case? Front running? Or a more esoteric form of market manipulation?
- ganeumann 13y agoBitcoin, obviously.
- tessierashpool 13y agothat's the long game. the KGB basically became the Russian Mafia when the USSR went under. maybe the NSA's thinking ahead too.