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To: zax who wrote (941893)	6/22/2016 4:21:27 AM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1574118

The ugly truth revealed…. No wonder Hillary was shipping arms from failed state Libya to AQ in Syria. +++ Israeli Intel Chief: We Don’t Want ISIS Defeated in Syria Says ISIS Faces Difficulty, Loss Would Put Israel in 'Hard Position' by Jason Ditz, June 21, 2016 Print This \| Share This In a speech at the Herzliya Conference, Israel’s military intelligence chief, Major General Herzi Halevy, took Israel’s long-standing position that it “prefers ISIS” over the Syrian government to a whole ‘nother level, declaring openly that Israel does not want to see ISIS defeated in the war. Maj. Gen. Halevy expressed concern about the recent offensives against ISIS territory, saying that in the last three months the Islamist group was facing the “most difficult” situation since its inception and declaration of a caliphate. Israeli officials have regularly expressed comfort with the idea of ISIS conquering the whole of Syria, saying they find it preferable to the Iran-allied government surviving the war. At the same time, they were never so overtly supportive of ISIS and its survival. Halevy went on to express concern that the defeat of ISIS might mean the “superpowers” leaving Syria, saying this would put Israel “in a hard position” after being so opposed to the survival of the Syrian government. He then said Israel will do “all we can so as to not find ourselves in such a situation,” suggesting that the Israeli military is looking at direct support for ISIS as a matter of policy, and not just rhetoric.

To: zax who wrote (941893)	6/22/2016 4:26:34 AM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1574118

Fear mongering Dems? You betcha! ++ theintercept.com

To: zax who wrote (941893)	6/22/2016 4:31:27 AM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1574118

No worries zax The R's are just as Orwellian ++ Published on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 by Common Dreams Post-Orlando Senate Rejects Gun Control, Calls for More Spying Instead Senate invokes Orlando shooting to justify expanding FBI's warrantless surveillance powers, just after rejecting four gun control measures by Nadia Prupis, staff writer The bill would expand the FBI's authority to use the so-called National Security Letters (NSL) to obtain Electronic Communication Transaction Records (ECTR). (Photo: Adikos/flickr/cc) The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on a bill that would expand the FBI's secret surveillance powers, including warrantless collection of browsing history, Reuters reports. Lawmakers will vote on the amendment, sponsored by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), no later than Wednesday. If approved, the bill would expand the FBI's authority to use the so-called National Security Letters (NSL) to obtain Electronic Communication Transaction Records (ECTR) such as email time stamps, senders, and recipients, as well as browsing metadata such as history and location—all without a warrant. The amendment, which McConnell attached to a criminal justice appropriations bill, has received widespread criticism from civil liberties groups. Digital rights organization Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) previously referred to the NSLs as "one of the most frightening and invasive" government surveillance powers that were expanded under the U.S. Patriot Act, and noted that the FBI is guilty of "systemic abuse of this power." NSL recipients are also subject to a gag order that prohibits them from ever revealing the existence of the letters to anyone, from their coworkers to the public at large. Fight for the Future launched a campaign calling on senators to vote it down, stating, "The information the FBI wants is too sensitive to remove oversight. Opponents in the chamber agree. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), an outspoken critic of mass surveillance, said of a similar measure last month that it "takes a hatchet to important protections for Americans' liberty." Republicans invoked the mass shooting in Orlando earlier this month as justification for the new amendment. McCain said in a statement, "In the wake of the tragic massacre in Orlando, it is important our law enforcement have the tools they need to conduct counterterrorism investigations." However, as opponents noted, the amendment would have been unlikely to stop the attack. As national security expert Marcy Wheeler pointed out in a blog post on Tuesday, FBI director James Comey previously said that the agency had already obtained shooter Omar Mateen's ECTR. "So it is false to say this is a real response," she wrote. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly made the move late Monday—the same day that the Senate rejected four gun control measures also introduced as a response to the shooting. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a bipartisan amendment that would have limited government surveillance powers by prohibiting warrantless collection of Americans' electronic communications and banning the government from forcing technology companies to install backdoors to encrypted devices. One of that bill's sponsors, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), said the House amendment "doesn't take any tools away from those that want to investigate what happened in Orlando, none whatsoever." "I think our citizens are fed up with being spied on by the government," Massie said.