At 0:48:26 Tice mentions the intercept order for then-Senatorial candidate Obama.
He also mentions that senior civilian, military and government leaders were explicitly targeted.
Some of the notable intercept targets included Colin Powell, Hillary Clinton, Samuel Alito, former FISA Court judges, U.S. Congressional intelligence committees, law firms, financial firms, State Department personnel, humanitarian NGOs.
Lawyers and civil rights groups were mentioned as well, I'm wondering if EFF was included in that.
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Tice previously played off his unclassified resume's listing of space-based systems expertise as a cover story for his activities at NSA. However, he has now revealed that he specialized in space-based capabilities at NSA all along. This is humorous when you consider the following:
It's one of the many reasons General Alexander is regarded among conspiracy theorists as 'supreme leader' of the USG -- he has the ability to blackmail everybody with 100% effectiveness.
He stands at a very interesting intersection between civilian leadership (head of the NSA) and military leadership (head of US CyberCommand).
There are a few who stand at odds with the party line, for example during the congressional hearings in the past couple of weeks Senator Tom Udall (D, New Mexico) notably has been very active in discussing NSA programs rather than attacking Snowden's credibility.
Maybe Tice reads newspapers. Use of the datacenter would be nearly impossible to conceal. One can look at the power feeds with an IR camera and arrive at a reasonable estimate of power consumption. Also, water vapor from cooling equipment.
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At 0:48:26 Tice mentions the intercept order for then-Senatorial candidate Obama.
He also mentions that senior civilian, military and government leaders were explicitly targeted.
Some of the notable intercept targets included Colin Powell, Hillary Clinton, Samuel Alito, former FISA Court judges, U.S. Congressional intelligence committees, law firms, financial firms, State Department personnel, humanitarian NGOs.
Lawyers and civil rights groups were mentioned as well, I'm wondering if EFF was included in that.
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Tice previously played off his unclassified resume's listing of space-based systems expertise as a cover story for his activities at NSA. However, he has now revealed that he specialized in space-based capabilities at NSA all along. This is humorous when you consider the following:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/01/nsa-whistlebl-2/
Do you have any connection to outer space stuff? I asked.
"I watch Buck Rogers."
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Also of note: NSA's Bluffdale, Utah data storage facility is apparently already online and operational.