Obama's NSA overhaul may require phone carriers to store more data

From Reuters:

An aerial view of the NSA's Utah Data Center in Bluffdale, Utah

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan for overhauling the National Security Agency's phone surveillance program could force carriers to collect and store customer data that they are not now legally obliged to keep, according to U.S. officials.

One complication arises from the popularity of flat-rate or unlimited calling plans, which are used by the vast majority of Americans.

While the Federal Communications Commission requires phone companies to retain for 18 months records on "toll" or long-distance calls, the rule's application is vague for subscribers of unlimited phone plans because they do not get billed for individual calls.

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Why I'm Burning My Last Bridge With Obama

From Carey Wedler:




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The One Party State, The War Party

From We Are Change:

Jeremy Scahill: The One Party State, The War Party




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That's not "change we can believe in."

Disastrous Bush policies largely continued by Obama

From RT:


Yawning… but how could we not post it...




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That's not "change we can believe in."

Barak H. Bush

From RT:

Is there a difference between George W. Bush and Barack Obama? If there is no difference, why is this the case? What is it about American politics that changes politicians once they are in high office? And, in light of the Obama presidency, will history now look more kindly upon Bush Jr.? CrossTalking with Daniel Faraci, Austin Petersen and Kimberly Amadeo.




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Obama on Syria vs. Bush on Iraq

From RT: Nobel Peace Prize recipient, President Obama, is calling for military action in Syria. This is the same former senator who voted against the war in Iraq. Now, Obama is pursuing military intervention in the sovereign country that borders Iraq. And his calls are so very similar to his predecessor, whom he heavily criticized and won the peace prize for. --------------------
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Obama promotes "prolonged detention."

From YouTube

In this not-to-be-missed speech, Obama talks about his radical idea of "prolonged detention" and explains its purpose.

In the words of Rachel Maddow (commentator): "This was a beautiful speech from President Obama today, with patriotic, poetic, even moving language about the rule of law and the constitution... AND one of the most radical proposals for defying the constitution that we have ever heard made to the American people."

Oh, the irony.

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