Re:Trump’s CIA Director Wants to Return to a Pre-Snowden World
by gozur88 on Friday November 18, 2016 @05:28PM
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It makes sense, though. If you've been tasked with a job you want whatever makes your job easier. I would expect him (and anyone else in that position) to want increased powers, especially since when something bad happens people are going to blame him for not detecting and stopping it.
That's not to say we should give them any of those extra tools.
Re:Trump’s CIA Director Wants to Return to a Pre-Snowden World
by tn13 on Friday November 18, 2016 @01:32PM
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Pompeo demanded death sentence to Snowden.
Re:Trump’s CIA Director Wants to Return to a Pre-Snowden World
by xnull2guest on Friday November 18, 2016 @01:47PM
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Yup! Washington absolutely hates Snowden, and especially the fact that he appeals to the majority of people - that in large part some even consider him a hero.
Pompeo is not unusual (perhaps unfortunately) in that regard.
Re:Trump’s CIA Director Wants to Return to a Pre-Snowden World
by jjirsa on Friday November 18, 2016 @04:11PM
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> fact that he appeals to the majority of people
citation needed.
Re:Trump’s CIA Director Wants to Return to a Pre-Snowden World
by rurban on Sunday November 20, 2016 @01:45PM
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Snowden was leading the public polls for Times Magazin man of the year 2013. They had to put the new pope before him.
And now Assange is leading the public polls for 2016. They will put Trump before him.
Rather, proposed CIA Director Pompeo wanting increased mass surveillance capability is part and parcel for all intelligence directors, who have consistently (pre- and post- Snowden) called for increased budgets, capabilities and use of mass surveillance to inform propaganda and other intelligence activities.