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2013-06-07 Home Front: WoT

U.S. Defends Phone Record Sweep as 'Tool' against Terror

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Posted by Fred 2013-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Yup, and I have a bridge to sell you in New York... Its called the Brooklyn Bridge.. but you can change the name to what ever you want after I sell it to you.

Posted by Au Auric 2013-06-07 01:03|| 2013-06-07 01:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Tracing numbers and calls from the captured Tsarnaev Bros. cellies wouldn't be sufficient, we'll just harvest a million or so from the actual service providers. Once we link the towers and numbers with voice recognition software [cellie DNA], the actual numbers will be inconsequential. We'll be off to the races and will only need a huge new data-storage facility in relatively stable climate.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-06-07 02:36|| 2013-06-07 02:36|| Front Page Top

#3 If they use it to stop crank calls, it'd be worth it.(Mr blank, we'd be so glad to extend you credit at MegaBank for the low, low rate of 15% to infinity, ((Compounded semi weekly))buy now.)

They won't.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-06-07 03:03|| 2013-06-07 03:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Jim, check this out.

Posted by Shipman 2013-06-07 05:18|| 2013-06-07 05:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Since profiling is un-PC they HAVE to spy on everyone.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2013-06-07 07:13|| 2013-06-07 07:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Shipman: That's a web placebo designed for the 'little people'. [Note the .gov URL]

Posted by Besoeker 2013-06-07 07:40|| 2013-06-07 07:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Locking everyone up in prison still won't end murder, rape, assaults as amply demonstrated in our existing institutions today. We're all Japanese internees now. They're just using virtual confinement for deprivation of liberties rather than physical.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-06-07 08:30|| 2013-06-07 08:30|| Front Page Top

#8 When they ignore actionable information -- like the Russians, of all people, calling in with a "this guy's getting training" -- and do things like this, I get the feeling their target isn't terrorists as you and I define them.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2013-06-07 09:25|| 2013-06-07 09:25|| Front Page Top

#9 #8 When they ignore actionable information

I doubt anything was being "ignored". Do you remember how quickly the terrorist's phone call to his wife was discovered ?

Posted by Besoeker 2013-06-07 09:29|| 2013-06-07 09:29|| Front Page Top

#10 The thought that there are some people whose thoughts are not controlled terrorizes the current US administration?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-06-07 11:22|| 2013-06-07 11:22|| Front Page Top

#11

I doubt anything was being "ignored". Do you remember how quickly the terrorist's phone call to his wife was discovered ?

Once you have someone's name, a court order for their phone records isn't that hard.

They were told Tsarnaev was getting training. They ignored the warning.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2013-06-07 11:32|| 2013-06-07 11:32|| Front Page Top

#12 I stand corrected Besoeker.

Jim, go here and read the comments instead.

Posted by Shipman 2013-06-07 11:48|| 2013-06-07 11:48|| Front Page Top

#13 I'd feel a whole lot safer if they stop letting people from Muslim countries into the United States.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-06-07 16:20|| 2013-06-07 16:20|| Front Page Top

#14 I thought the war on terror was over.

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-06-07 17:40|| 2013-06-07 17:40|| Front Page Top

#15 #14 I thought the war on terror was over.

Who said the government is using the data for terrorism only? Does the IRS have access to the data? Does the democratic national party have access?

Posted by Airandee 2013-06-07 19:21|| 2013-06-07 19:21|| Front Page Top

#16 "Does the IRS have access to the data? Does the democratic national party have access?"

Does a bear ~~sh*t~~ sleep in the woods, Airandee?

Posted by Barbara 2013-06-07 19:34|| 2013-06-07 19:34|| Front Page Top

#17 The links were great, what do you do when they only phone and don't say anything(Checking if the phone is alive or not).

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-06-07 22:11|| 2013-06-07 22:11|| Front Page Top

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