DNI – James Clapper, told congress (March) that no-one in the NSA was “collecting” information on U.S. Citizen’s communication.   After the NSA whistleblower, Snowden, gave the media specific evidence that such collection is actually taking place, Clapper attempts to clarify his prior testimony.   The White House also supports him.

WASHINGTON DC – Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is really struggling to explain why he told Congress in March (see video above) that the National Security Agency does not intentionally collect any kind of data on millions of Americans. His latest take: It’s an unfair question, he said, like “When are you going to stop beating your wife?” And it seems to depend on the meaning of “collect.”

“I responded in what I thought was the most truthful, or least untruthful, manner by saying ‘no,’” Clapper told NBC News on Sunday.

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“Dubya would never have done this to us“…  Support/Approval for George W Bush now exceeds President Obama.

WASHINGTON DC – The FBI has dramatically increased its use of a controversial provision of the Patriot Act to secretly obtain a vast store of business records of U.S. citizens under President Barack Obama, according to recent Justice Department reports to Congress. The bureau filed 212 requests for such data to a national security court last year – a 1,000-percent increase from the number of such requests four years earlier, the reports show.

The FBI’s increased use of the Patriot Act’s “business records” provision — and the wide ranging scope of its requests — is getting new scrutiny in light of last week’s disclosure that that the provision was used to obtain a top-secret national security order requiring telecommunications companies to turn over records of millions of telephone calls.  (continue reading)

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Those of you who have followed my personal comments/discussions – know what I am doing with this.    The TRUTH Has NO Agenda:

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I believe the NSA data collection is unconstitutional based on usurpation of the 4th Amendment.   So given that I’m torn on this guy’s action:  How do you lawfully report on the government engaging in unconstitutional secret conduct – without yourself violating the law, when revealing the government’s unlawful conduct is, itself, illegal?

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.  

–Fourth Amendment To U.S. Constitution

The NSA defenders are essentially saying the “collection” of this data is only used to identify issues “after” an engagement is identified.   Meaning if they find a terrorist’s email address, or cell phone, they can access this NSA database of global phone calls, and global information collected to reference and trail the information historically. (more…)

Last week in response to the exploding controversy about the NSA leaks, and the revelations the NSA is tracking, monitoring, collecting and housing the personal communication of American citizens, President Obama said on Friday that “every member of congress is aware of the NSA intelligence gathering, and has been briefed”.

On its face that was an absurd statement. Patently false in construct. Which led to dozens of members of congress, both Democrats and Republicans, disputing such a claim by the administration. It was simply a blatantly false claim.

Today, when questioned about that specific false claim by President Obama, Jay Carney said this:

The Guardian UK –  The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Snowden has been working at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell.

The Guardian, after several days of interviews, is revealing his identity at his request. From the moment he decided to disclose numerous top-secret documents to the public, he was determined not to opt for the protection of anonymity. “I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong,” he said. (more…)

The long run. The lifelong commitment.  The big picture. The foundational truths. These are the elements that feed the reactors that are burning deep within the hearts and minds of those who make a difference, whether or not they are flamboyant as they do it.  Such  people are deliberately self-aware but not self-conscious, because their focus is on what desperately needs to be done in response to what others are doing.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy is the title by Eric Metaxas that documents the short life and astounding work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer who lived all four of those identities to the full.

It is a mistake to think of Hitler having a meteorically sudden rise to power, and it is a great misreading of events to think that those who actively resisted him did so out of the anxiety of a moment, implementing plans only drawn up under the pressure of we must do something right now.  Bonhoeffer and and others who actively resisted both inside and outside of government and military service, were far more thoughtful than such a perception would suggest.

What follows is a two page excerpt from Metaxas’ 2010 biography and may provide some food for thought as we find our places in our own national mess, perhaps feeling as he did, that we have so little ground under our feet because of the entrenched betrayals and deceptions that are dissolving the world as we knew it. (more…)

What: Audit the IRS Rally
When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from Noon – 2pm
Where: West Lawn of the US Capitol

WHY?

Obama’s America

A Great Leader Listens To The People……

…. But a Tyrant won’t tell them WHEN!

Today, June 8th, (yes, on a Saturday) the Defense and Prosecution will be back in court to discuss the various motions, still unattended, filed by both the Defense and the Prosecution.  Yesterday the hearing was hours of presentation by the Prosecution team for their “audio experts”, the media trying to hide their laughter, and the questioning by the Defense team….  “can you hear me now”….  witness testimony around the 911 audio.

Today, Saturday, the prosecution will continue their audio peeps – Then the Defense will drop the hammer with their EXPERTS.   The defense experts are actually that, experts:

• Dr. James Wayman, Biometrics, Research Administrator
• https://biometrics.org/bc2008/profiles/jameswayman.html
• Professor Peter French
• https://www.jpfrench.com/docs/frenchcv.pdf
• NIST George Doddington 
• https://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/pers/hd/d/Doddington:George_R=.html

Three Live-Streaming Links:

https://wildabouttrial.com/george-zimmerman-live-stream.html

https://livewire.wesh.com/

https://www.clickorlando.com/

Here are some additional *possible* Links to the Hearing:

• WFTV https://www.wftv.com/s/news/trayvonmartin/
• Click Orlando https://www.clickorlando.com/news/trayvo … index.html
• Orlando Sentinel (Fox 35 live stream) https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/loc … on-martin/
• WESH https://www.wesh.com/news/central-florid … index.html
• cfnews https://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cf … artin.html
• MyfoxOrlando https://www.myfoxorlando.com/category/23 … von-martin
• CNN https://edition.cnn.com/US/
• TruTV/InSession link: https://www.superusvoxtv.com/index.php/speciality/tru-tv

Hat Tip Rumpole for the list.