Although very interesting the Special Operations Division (SOD) is probably not what was redacted: 1) It is a legalization methodology not a unit of the DEA. T

Although very interesting the Special Operations Division (SOD) is probably not what was redacted: 1) It is a legalization methodology not a unit of the DEA. The other items mentioned FISA, CIPA and parallel construction can all be used to make illegally obtained information legally usable in court. 2) It is a word/phrase that is approx 12 letters long. "SOD" and "Special Operations Division" do not fit and while "SOD tip-offs" fits it does not sound like terminology the DEA would use. I suspect it is either some executive order[1], presidential directive[2], presidential finding[3], secret memo or some other secret bullshit they just made up and that lawyers at the DOJ and White House (and perhaps some judge) decided was both constitutional and could be kept secret. I'm thinking along the lines of Obama's kill list[4] and Bush's torture memos[5]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_directive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_directive [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_finding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_finding [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_killing#Obama_Administration_position_on_combat_drones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_killing#Obama_Administ... [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture_Memos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture_Memos