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NSA Surveillance Broke Privacy Rules Thousands Of Times Per Year: Report WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Most of the infractions involve unauthorized surveillance of Americans or foreign intelligence targets in the United States, both of which are restricted by law and executive order. They range from significant violations of law to typographical errors that resulted in unintended interception of U.S. emails and telephone calls, the Post said, citing an internal audit and other top-secret documents provided it earlier this summer from NSA leaker Edward Snowden, a former systems analyst with the agency. In one of the documents, agency personnel are instructed to remove details and substitute more generic language in reports to the Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The Post cited a 2008 example of the interception of a "large number" of calls placed from Washington when a programming error confused U.S. area code 202 for 20, the international dialing code for Egypt, according to a "quality assurance" review that was not distributed to the NSA's oversight staff. In another case, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which has authority over some NSA operations, did not learn about a new collection method until it had been in operation for many months. The court ruled it unconstitutional. The NSA audit obtained by the Post dated May 2012, counted 2,776 incidents in the preceding 12 months of unauthorized collection, storage, access to or distribution of legally protected communications. Most were unintended. Many involved failures of due diligence or violations of standard operating procedure. The most serious incidents included a violation of a court order and unauthorized use of data about more than 3,000 Americans and green-card holders. In an emailed statement to The Associated Press late Thursday, John DeLong, NSA's director of compliance, said, "We want people to report if they have made a mistake or even if they believe that an NSA activity is not consistent with the rules. NSA, like other regulated organizations, also has a `hotline' for people to report – and no adverse action or reprisal can be taken for the simple act of reporting. We take each report seriously, investigate the matter, address the issue, constantly look for trends and address them as well – all as a part of NSA's internal oversight and compliance efforts. What's more, we keep our overseers informed through both immediate reporting and periodic reporting." See original article at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/nsa-surveillance-privacy-rules_n_3765063.html

Young German men now have a new patriotic duty, even gay men. Due to a population drop, the economy of the country, indeed its future, depends on the rise of manhood and the impregnation of the female population. Seldom in history has the cock been more celebrated as an economic vehicle for a country's bare survival. And it isn't just germany that depends on this rising problem. Other European countires rely on German leadership and economic production. Little did they realize that young German men weren't fucking enough. A recent census shows a drop in polulation of 1.5 million people. "By 2060, experts say, the country could shrink by an additional 19 percent, to about 66 million," according to an article in today's NY Times. Impregnation now will help in the future, but labor shortages currently require more women and elderly to work. The details: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/world/europe/germany-fights-population-drop.html?hpw Called to duty:

I have always wanted to SECDEE and I think TN is ready to do so. Best regards, RA1

That cougar is either younger than the definition of cougar or VERY well preserved or so it seems. Best regards, RA1

Sean Hannity Reportedly Set To Be Dropped From Cumulus NetworkRead all about it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/sean-hannity-cumulus-dropped_n_3766767.html

'Ciao Michele, it's Pope Francis' An Italian man whose brother was shot dead in June has spoken of his shock when he answered the phone to Pope Francis, calling this week to offer his condolences. By Josephine McKenna, Rome 5:00PM BST 09 Aug 2013 The Telegraph Michele Ferri is the brother of 51-year-old Andrea, a petrol station manager who was allegedly gunned down by two men including one young employee he treated like a son. The death shocked the north-eastern town of Pesaro. Michele Ferri wrote a letter to the Pope telling him of his inability to forgive the killers and was shocked when he picked up the telephone on Wednesday evening to hear: "Ciao Michele, it's Pope Francis." At first Mr Ferri thought it was a joke but said he was overcome with emotion when he realised it was really Francis on the line from the Vatican. "He told me he cried when he read the letter I wrote to him," Mr Ferri said. The Pope also asked to speak to Mr Ferri's mother to express his personal sympathy. The telephone call is the latest in a series of spontaneous personal gestures by Pope Francis that have surprised Catholics around the world since he was elected Pope in March. "I forgot to ask him if he wanted to visit us in Pesaro," Mr Ferri said. Father Mario Amadeo, a town priest who knows the family well and conducted the funeral in June, said he did not know about the letter to the Pope until Mr Ferri's mother told him. "It's a very beautiful gesture that indicates the kindness and greatness of this Pope," he said. Pope Francis has adopted an informal approach since the night of his election when he greeted the crowds in St Peter's Square with a simple "Buona sera" or good evening. He has made daily contact with ordinary people a priority ever since and told a friend earlier this year he shunned the papal apartments because he did not want to be isolated. Two men have been arrested and accused of firing seven shots at Mr Ferri through the windscreen of his car as he was driving home and fleeing with the key to his company safe. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/10233855/Ciao-Michele-its-Pope-Francis.html

Il Papa is much more of the common man. He would definitely minister to those poorer boys who make their way to the more derelict Clube New Meio Mundo. Actually, almost the whole house was watching the Pope's arrival on TV as he took a zig-zag tour through Centro, entering via Ave. Presidente Vargas. On of the boys who works at both saunas told me that frequent Saturdays and Sundays receive a couple of priests. After all, between Masses they must minister to their flock and the palace of the cardinal is just around the corner at Benjamin Constant.