Middleboro Review and so on

  It has been almost a quarter century since September 11, 2001. Let’s revisit some of what happened in the aftermath of that fateful day: The 9/11 Commission concluded that failures among our nation’s various intelligence agencies — in particular the CIA and the FBI — permitted the September 11 attacks to occur. Subsequently, Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush. That law established a new high-level position in the federal government known as the director of national intelligence. The director of national intelligence oversees all 18 agencies that make up the federal government’s so-called “intelligence community,” including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also reports to the director of national intelligence. The law is crystal clear about the qualifications required of anyone who is in this incredi...

SHARED FOR INFORMATION AND EDUCATION!  OTHERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT AND SHARE DEMAND PROGRESS  FOR THEIR GRASSROOTS ACTIONS TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY! TELL Congress: Trump's "grossly unqualified" pick for acting director of national intelligence has inspired even more opposition to the White House's spying powers. The Senate blocked Trump's mass surveillance bill again last week ahead of a rapidly approaching June 12 deadline. Sign the petition: Block Trump’s warrantless spying extension this week! ADD YOUR NAME The Senate blocked yet another Trump attempt to extend his warrantless mass surveillance powers last week. 1 But administration officials, including Stephen Miller, are still trying to force an extension through Congress before this Friday's deadline. After Trump appointed unqualified MAGA loyalist Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence (DNI), a bipartisan group of lawmakers saw that renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intellige...