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Re:Obama gives himself control of all communication systems ... by arihant on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @04:32PM (#6022585)
"The Federal Government must have the ability to communicate at all times and under all circumstances to carry out its most critical and time sensitive missions"

I think all this order means is that Obama can communicate to his countrymen on any communication system of his choice at any time. This isn't a bad thing, or am I missing something?

I didn't find anything in the order that says he has access to private communication. RT seems to have misread or misunderstood the order?

Re:Obama gives himself control of all communication systems ... by forthewyn on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @04:54PM (#6022730)
This is a rather disingenuous headline given the actual contents of the order. Nice job fearmongering, OP. It's a shame someone felt the need to spread the false panic to HN.
Re:Obama gives himself control of all communication systems ... by larrik on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @04:25PM (#6022545)
Article is from 2012, might want to add that to the title.
Re:Obama gives himself control of all communication systems ... by mtgx on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @04:22PM (#6022528)
This must be another one of those things that he likes to call "proper balance".