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Snowden: Feinstein a Hypocrite for Blasting CIA Spying -- NBC
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden accused Sen. Dianne Feinstein of hypocrisy Tuesday for complaining about alleged CIA spying on U.S. senators while tolerating government spying on private citizens.
Feinstein, the California Democrat who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday that the CIA had searched the committee's computers and that the search was potentially criminal and may have violated the Fourth Amendment.
"It's clear the CIA was trying to play 'keep away' with documents relevant to an investigation by their overseers in Congress, and that's a serious constitutional concern,” said Snowden in a statement to NBC News. “But it's equally if not more concerning that we're seeing another 'Merkel Effect,' where an elected official does not care at all that the rights of millions of ordinary citizens are violated by our spies, but suddenly it's a scandal when a politician finds out the same thing happens to them."
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Commentaries And Analysis On The Dispute Between The U.S. Congress And The CIA of Spying
US Senate, CIA Trade Computer Hacking Charges -- Voice of America
Senate vs. the CIA: Battle over government secrecy and constitutional powers -- Washington Times
Why the CIA and lawmakers are feuding -- Adam Goldman, Washington Post
Why Does Congress Lack the Backbone to Oversee the CIA? -- Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic
My Comment: Edward Snowden is right .... Sen. Dianne Feinstein is taking a fit that her computers have been searched .... but in her opinion it is OK for the CIA and the NSA to spy on average U.S. citizens with no cause or reason. The hypocrisy of her comments .... and the US Senators who are now rallying around her .... knows no bounds.
Update: I could not say this any better .... What Else Can the Obama Administration Do to Undermine U.S. Security? -- Ron Fournier, National Journal
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