TIA has been confirmed by Russell Tice on with KO

[tridim]

ALL US communications were captured. Everything, Internet, phone, fax and wireless data.

Arrest them now.

[stray cat]

1. 24/7 including journalists

[seemslikeadream]

2. I guess that would include Senators and..............

[spanone]

probably ESPECIALLY congresscritters...especially opposition congresscritters

[malaise]

4. and Spitzer

and several others.

[stray cat]

6. I think - but solely to make sure they didn't accidently tap them

:sarcasm:

[tridim]

3. This is going to explode in the media tomorrow

I'm stunned, even for BushCo this is unbelievable.

[spanone]

7. that is my hope....they even spied on their buddies, the media

[malaise]

11. We all knew this was going on

No surprise here.

The timing re Spitzer was the last piece of the puzzle. His Op Ed was published and they gobbled him up. He should never have resigned. Vitter is still in the Senate.

[uppityperson]

18. What? I feel like I have stepped into the middle of an intense conversation

and have no idea of what is going on. Would it be possible to explain in a couple sentences? Thanks.

[salguine]

21. You're not kidding. Can we have a moratorium on anagrams? What the fuck is TIA!?

[uppityperson]

24. Truth is All? Or....

Red dog, the fox has flown. repeat, asparagus!!!

[OneGrassRoot]

26. LOLOL!

:rofl:

Oh man, that was funny!!! :spray:

I had no idea what TIA stood for either. I only absorb about 75% of what is written; the rest is in some code language I don't understand.

[justabob]

25. total information awareness (edited)

go back a few years..... funny the first reference I found via google was an old fiore cartoon: http://www.markfiore.com/animation/tia.html

on edit: a DARPA program now known as Terrorism Information Awareness

and as a bonus .... an acronym finder :) : http://www.acronymfinder.com

[uppityperson]

27. Thank you, that makes more sense. Appreciate it.

was confused because there (was?) a Duer by the name TIA or some such and was just confused. Thanks.

So, good. Whistle blowers coming forward. Good. Even though bushco is out, it is still a good and brave thing to do. Nice to know I'm not just paranoid also, or perhaps not.

[justabob]

28. no problem, glad I could help

I remember a poster here also, and understand the confusion. There are probably hundreds of threads from years ago about TIA, I recall quite the uproar about it at the time, about the logo, and everything else associated with it.

It is telling that I had to go through 3 or 4 pages of google to find it, and only came away with a cartoon. I am not surprised at all, but as others have said, it is very jarring to have it confirmed. To say I am glad the whistle blowers are coming is the understatement of the decade.

[Maat]

5. I'm listening.

Wow.

[eleny]

8. K&R Tice offered his services to the Obama Administration

Another interview with Keith tomorrow.

[Autumn]

9. Boom. I hope this fucking goes

nuclear. I want to see it every where.

[annabanana]

10. It is another crime to convict them of.. Torture first, then wiretapping..

The hits just keep on coming.

[IDemo]

12. "My oath was to the Constitution"

a concept that should be making a strong comeback over the next eight years.

[MadMaddie]

14. I hope Obama hires that guy

He knows where to look...and he knows how it was working.

[eleny]

15. He never heard back from them about all this after offering his services

But I bet he will by tomorrow. This thing is going to explode.

[spanone]

13. is this still going on???????

[uppityperson]

16. Could you explain that in a couple full sentences? I am confused.

nothing new, but what?

[Duer 157099]

17. Isn't this what James Bamford wrote about in The Shadow Factory?

Really, is anyone surprised by this?

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Factory-Ultra-Secret-Eavesdropping-America/dp/0385521324

[tridim]

19. Not really surprised, but the confirmation hit me hard.

I take my right to privacy very seriously and the fucking Bush NSA stole it from me.

[Greyhound]

29. Get over the team perception, Republik or Democrat, they all did it

and have been doing it. There is only one battle, the parasites vs. us.

"The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks."

"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely" - Lord Acton

Edit second quote just in case

[cynatnite]

20. He better get a lawyer and be prepared to testify...

I have a feeling there will be hearings galore!

[kenny blankenship]

22. There is no option here. Investigation has to happen. And if there is investigation,

prosecution must follow. The only way out of that is blanket pardons.

[starroute]

23. Olbermann gets rerun at 10 pm eastern time

Tice comes on a little past the halfway point.