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Re:The FBI is tracking whom? by redrobot5050 on Wednesday October 13, 2010 @05:47PM (#1789036)
If the FBI is investigating them, either all REAL counter terrorism safeguards have failed, or its that "very special" kind of terrorist that's more likely to shoot himself because he can't figure out which way to point his AK.

The CIA no longer operates its intelligence-sharing and counter-intelligence programs exclusively abroad. The whole "rendition/torture/secret prison" thing is a fact of life.

Their job is to make sure we never even hear about the terror plot. They have no real oversight by "we the people". They're driven and good at what they do and this is not a new game to them.

We only hear about law enforcement, and I like said, they're our last line of defense, just after the boys brigade and the league of woman's voters.

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Re:The FBI is tracking whom? by redrobot5050 on Thursday October 14, 2010 @11:05AM (#1791124)
I love how this is being downvoted. Is the truth so hard to hear?
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Re:The FBI is tracking whom? by loewenskind on Thursday October 14, 2010 @12:02PM (#1791384)
The truth? You spewed out a fantasy 007 yarn that has nothing to do with reality.

Reality: every terrorist that actually tried anything has reached their target (though most blow it and fail to do any damage). The CIA isn't a super group that's swatting down terrorists like flies and we only hear of the 1 or 2 that get through while thousands are blocked. That's pure fantasy.

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Re:The FBI is tracking whom? by redrobot5050 on Wednesday October 20, 2010 @03:01PM (#1812477)
Sorry, not a 007 fantasy yarn.
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Re:The FBI is tracking whom? by loewenskind on Thursday October 21, 2010 @07:56AM (#1815056)
wtf. Any evidence what so ever for your magical elite force that sneaks in, cleans up massive rings of terrorists without us poor slobs even noticing it? I think you need to cut back on the comic books. The US gov people you're talking about are no where near competent enough to pull things like this off without blowing it and it getting out.
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