Holy shit, now that the FBI is the National Security Agency, what are we going to call the NSA? http://atfp.co/198im9I
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@emptywheel It would be so satisfying to have the power to name govt agencies based on their true primary functions. - 1 more reply
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@emptywheel@barryeisler Hasn't the FBI always been natsec first, crime second? -
@matthewstoller Think that's a false dualism. It's abt LE v. secret intelligence collection, isn't it?@barryeisler -
@emptywheel@barryeisler What do you mean by false dualism? -
@matthewstoller I think the distinction is more about method and goal then target.@barryeisler -
@emptywheel@barryeisler You lost me. Hoover was obsessed with communism and built an agency to reflect that. That's all I meant. -
@matthewstoller The history might be different, but in the referenced docs, they self-described as “primarily law enforcement."@emptywheel -
@barryeisler@emptywheel Oh yeah, no question they are changing their tune. I would actually call the FBI's major priority "PR for the FBI".
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