THE NSA IS A DISGRACE
by on October
25, 2013 [[See the RT VIDEO at the end]]
The
shameful actions taken by the NSA have exposed the common virtues of “blind
allegiance” and “unbridled patriotism” held by many U.S. citizens towards their
government as a complete sham.
by Jerry Robinson, FTMDaily.com Editor-in-Chief [[HERE ONLY EXTRACTS with my comments in double brackets. Sorry: You have to pay for the sources in blue-below to Jerry Robinson: hiding sources is his business]]
According to a newly leaked NSA memo
written halfway through George W. Bush’s
second term, the U.S. has monitored the phone
calls of at least 35 world leaders. The NSA apparently obtained these phone
numbers by encouraging all government departments to share their ‘rolodexes’
with the intelligence gathering agency.
One leader recently mentioned among
those targeted by the NSA’s vast eavesdropping program was German Chancellor Angela Merkel. According to the report, Merkel’s own
mobile phone was tapped by the NSA. This
is in addition to another recent report that the NSA secretly hacked into the
email account of former Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto. The Mexican government has
condemned the revelations as “unacceptable, illegitimate and contrary to
Mexican law and international law.”
Recently, when Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff learned of the enormous
surveillance her government and people were being subjected to by the NSA, she cancelled a
planned trip to Washington in protest and then used her speech at this
year’s United Nations General Assembly to deliver a scathing message of
condemnation against the U.S. and its covert snooping operations.
Another recently leaked document
showed that France was heavily targeted by the NSA. According to a report, released in the French newspaper, Le Monde, the NSA recorded data from over 70 million
phone calls and text messages of French citizens from December 10, 2012 to
January 8, 2013. This is in addition to other revelations that the NSA had secretly monitored the office of the French Foreign Ministry. Additionally, Le Monde
reported that the NSA intercepted 124.8 billion phone calls and 97.1 billion
computer data items globally during a one month period in early 2013.
THE
BLOWBACK IS JUST BEGINNING
So far, European lawmakers have
responded to the recent allegations through legislative measures designed to
shield citizens from online surveillance. One such proposal would “require American companies like Google and Yahoo to seek clearance from
European officials before complying with United States warrants seeking private
data.” Those U.S. companies who failed to comply would face stiff fines that
could reach into the billions of euros. This proposed measure, which
would require the full support of the European Parliament, has already faced
severe red tape through fierce U.S. lobbying pressure and intervention from British Prime Minister, David
Cameron.
[[Brits, Brits… always sabotaging the EU autonomy: almas de
lacayo, cuando entenderán que Inglaterra ya no es una Monarquía que los obliga
a oler pedos ajenos, ni es una cárcel del BP Co. Comment by HAZ]]
When it was revealed that the NSA
was spying on international bank transfers, including EU citizens’ bank data held by the
Belgian company SWIFT, the European Parliament angrily responded by passing a resolution calling for the suspension of an EU-US bank sharing data deal.
[[Los cangrejos del NSA se
aburrieron de violar la intimidad de Americanos y extranjeros que pasan por sus
aeropuertos y esta vez fueron más allá del negocio turbio de la venta de
scaners, esta vez ingresaron a un negocio que nada tienen que ver con
el mito/terror Bin Laden. Esta si es una real desgracia. No me explico cómo no
cerraron embajadas USA en Europa por lo menos un mes en señal de protesta.. es
lo que pidieron org de base en Brazil. Pero existe un discreto amor por la legalidad
frente al indiscreto atropello a la dignidad ajena. Haz]]
But these are likely just the beginnings of the fallout
that America will face from its enemies and allies over the disgraceful actions
taken by the NSA. I truly believe we have yet to see the full impact
that Edward Snowden’s courageous act will have upon America. But America
doesn’t quite seem to grasp just how angry the world has become over these
egregious violations of national sovereignty.
In a recent USA Today op/ed piece
defending the NSA’s vast phone tapping surveillance system, Chairman of the
Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein (R-CA), claimed that “the call-records program is not
surveillance.”. Former NSA contractor and whistleblower, Edward Snowden immediately fired back in
a recent statement claiming:
“Today, no telephone in America makes a call
without leaving a record with the NSA. Today, no Internet transaction enters or
leaves America without passing through the NSA’s hands. Our representatives in
Congress tell us this is not surveillance. They’re wrong.”
Obama himself has declared
that all nations spy on each other. And when pressed by reporters, Obama
mouthpiece (White House Press Secretary) Jay Carney stated:
“We have made clear that the United States gathers foreign
intelligence of the type gathered by all nations.”
Maybe so. Maybe not. I think it is a bit absurd to think that other nations, like
Brazil and Mexico, have the vast intelligence capabilities owned by the United
States. Is embarrassing: is not the
United States that has beaten its chest over the themes of liberty, freedom,
democracy, and national sovereignty?
American citizens have never quite
understood the concept of “blowback”
That is, when you drop bombs on innocent
civilians in the cover of night, people get angry. When you invade other
nations in the name of “democracy,” and leave them in worse shape than you
found them, people get angry. When you invade other people’s privacy, they
don’t like it; it is a very simple concept. However, America is creating millions of new enemies
within former allied nations all in a quest for increased “national security.”
THE
NSA IS A DISGRACE
The sooner the NSA is permanently dismantled, the
better. And the quicker that the American people recognize the courage
displayed by Edward Snowden for standing up to the American empire, the better. Sadly, American politicians have sought to skirt the
issue, or change the topic.
For example, Tea-party Republicans seeking to abolish Obamacare maintained full
support for the NSA and America’s growing police state while, the corporate-controlled mainstream media has attempted to
convince the American people that NSA surveillance is normal.
The shameful actions taken by the
NSA have exposed the common virtues of “blind allegiance” and “unbridled
patriotism” held by many U.S. citizens towards their government as a complete
sham.
If history provides any indication, a miscalculation of America’s true intentions
in its Orwellian surveillance state will carry severe repercussions. And if
my faith in the sanity of the human race prevails, future generations will applaud America’s
decision to arrest and prosecute all of those involved within
the NSA hierarchy to the fullest extent of the law for their treasonous actions
against America and the world.
The
NSA Tyranny: Where’s the Outrage?
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