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@kade_ellis Actually 'old' FISA (mod'd 5 times 2 keep up w/ times & technology) permitted 'hot pursuit'1st then submit 4 warrant2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
@Thomas_Drake1 But I don't think they would have "hot pursued" Zazi: he was just an email contact at first. Only much later was it pursuit.
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Do we REALLY know?And after 9/11 FISA did not matter. Gov't violated FISA in secret with impunity on large scale.0 replies 1 retweet 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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