At the top of every page is the following: "This information is provided for intelligence purposes in an effort to develop potential leads. It cannot be used in affidavits, court proceedings or subpoenas, or for other legal or judicial purposes".
I understand that the NSA wants to hide their sources and methods, but it seems to me (as a non-lawyer), that this goes against the principles upon which courts are supposed to based. If they are going to charge someone with a crime (presumably the intended outcome of such an investigation, if it comes to anything), are they not supposed to provide all the evidence upon which those charges are based?
Why do you need the NSA for that?
The US has always interfered with elections and other political activities globally and it did so quite publicly.
Quite recent examples are Obama stating pretty clear opinions about the Brexit and the US state department funding an NGO that its goal was to vote out Benjamin Netanyahu during the last Israeli elections as well as sending top advisers that worked on the Obama campaign to run it.
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[ 0.26 ms ] story [ 30.5 ms ] threadI understand that the NSA wants to hide their sources and methods, but it seems to me (as a non-lawyer), that this goes against the principles upon which courts are supposed to based. If they are going to charge someone with a crime (presumably the intended outcome of such an investigation, if it comes to anything), are they not supposed to provide all the evidence upon which those charges are based?
People in New Zealand should be very upset over this.
Very unpleasant stuff, it's disturbing to see how far it goes.
Quite recent examples are Obama stating pretty clear opinions about the Brexit and the US state department funding an NGO that its goal was to vote out Benjamin Netanyahu during the last Israeli elections as well as sending top advisers that worked on the Obama campaign to run it.
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/12/obama-admin-se...