When DiFi says that FISA authorities "have proven critical tools" for blah blah, we just have to take her word for it, right @emptywheel?
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Replying to @onekade
@kade_ellis Well, we know wiretapping Awlaki provided us Muslim teenagers to entrap. There's that.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel yap ok. Anything else we know? They don't, like, have any public records to show for this spying, right?3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @onekade
@kade_ellis Zazi depended on wiretap. British liquids plot both did, but then was busted up bc we leaked it.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel but would they not have been able to get Zazi and liquids under pre-2008 authorities? If you've written this please forgive me.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @onekade
@kade_ellis They could have gotten a warrant, yes. But they might not have tracked him if they had to.2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel sorry, I don't understand why. Because they are lazy?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @onekade
@kade_ellis Sort of. Because this helps them avoid prioritizing. Mind you, I'm just guessing.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Ok. So that answers my original question, which is that when DiFi says "have proven critical" there's not much to judge this w.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@kade_ellis That is, you SEEM to be assuming that the reasons are non-existent, rather than that the reasons are illegitimate.
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel no, no. I assume they have their "Reasons," I just think that if aired to the public they wouldn't hold up. Therefore: secrecy.0 replies 1 retweet 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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