Re:Leak Suggests NSA Was Deep in Middle East Banking System
by aisofteng on Sunday April 16, 2017 @09:14PM
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Oh please, there is no American police state.
Re:Leak Suggests NSA Was Deep in Middle East Banking System
by bigbugbag on Monday April 17, 2017 @12:00AM
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From the outside I'd say that the USA is not that far from a police state and getting closer with time. One would have to look away on purpose to not see the militarization of police.
But don't think it's only the US, this is a trend we can notice in Europe too.
As if the conditions of life were evolving towards possible uprising due to say growing poverty, diminishing buying power, increase in food insecurity, increasing gap between the rich and poor, unsustainable economy closing on its limits, etc. and the governments taking precautionary measures to protect themselves.
But to oppose the idea of meddling in the international banking system is to oppose the very idea of an intelligence service.
Such meddling is the core mandate of organized intelligence. It's exactly what all intelligence services have done since time immemorial. Following the money is the oldest trick in the book.