A recent report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation has revealed that the FBI committed crime after crime, perhaps invading even your privacy under GW Bush and the Republican Regime. While this report does not cover Obama’s term in office, Obama must repudiate the use of illegal eavesdropping to spy on Americans.
EFF has uncovered widespread violations stemming from FBI intelligence investigations from 2001 – 2008. In a report released today, EFF documents alarming trends in the Bureau’s intelligence investigation practices, suggesting that FBI intelligence investigations have compromised the civil liberties of American citizens far more frequently, and to a greater extent, than was previously assumed.
Using documents obtained through EFF’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation, the report finds:
- Evidence of delays of 2.5 years, on average, between the occurrence of a violation and its eventual reporting to the Intelligence Oversight Board
- Reports of serious misconduct by FBI agents including lying in declarations to courts, using improper evidence to obtain grand jury subpoenas, and accessing password-protected files without a warrant
- Indications that the FBI may have committed upwards of 40,000 possible intelligence violations in the 9 years since 9/11
EFF’s report stems from analysis of nearly 2,500 pages of FBI documents, consisting of reports of FBI intelligence violations made to the Intelligence Oversight Board – an independent, civilian intelligence-monitoring board that reports to the President on the legality of foreign and domestic intelligence operations…
…A pdf copy of the report can be downloaded here… [emphasis original]
Inserted from <Common Dreams>
Sadly, I have no evidence that Obama has changed the criminal practices of his predecessor.
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Why would Obama change anything, he benefits from this practice the same as Bush did. Who willingly gives up or changes wrongs that are now assumed to be a part of the fabric of American life and gives them greater power? No one complained much when J. Edgar started this heinous practice of spying on Americans for 6 decades why would any measurable percentage of people complain now?
Especially since only them who dwell in caves do not realize that almost every single time we leave our home we are under surveillance from one device or another. That Djin is not going back into any bottle any time soon so in my thinking it be best to make as much of a nuisance of yourself as possible. Make them look at and spy on everyone and let the wise be circumspect in their communications.
What you think the FBI does not read your blog Tom?
Actually Mark, I know for a fact that they do.