Last night, 2.03.09, the
PBS News Hour had a preview of what could be an eye opening report on the
National Security Agency that might just answer some of the many questions about what has been going on in the previous administration, and before, and may continue from now on!
The preview was of a show to air tonight, 2.04.09, on PBS NOVA
NOVA Examines Spying in Post-9/11 WorldThis is what was on the News Hour:
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Three times the size of the CIA, the National Security Agency includes top linguists, mathematicians, and technologists trained to decipher all kinds of communications. The NewsHour previews NOVA's report, "The Spy Factory," that examines the NSA's spy technology and what it means for ordinary Americans' privacy and security.
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The Spy Factory - Airs on NOVA Feb 3rd '09 at 8pm est, you will be able to watch the show online from Feb. 4th.
They have a few interesting links at the NOVA show site:
Ask the ExpertAuthor James Bamford answers viewer questions about the NSA, 9/11, and more.
Investigating 9/11Eleanor Hill, who led congressional hearings on the attacks, discusses pre-9/11 intelligence failures in this interview. {much more at link}
The New Thought PoliceGeorge Orwell's secret police have nothing on two new NSA systems designed to read people's minds.
With the entire Internet and thousands of databases for a brain, the device will be able to respond almost instantaneously to complex questions posed by intelligence analysts. As more and more data is collected—through phone calls, credit card receipts, social networks like Facebook and MySpace, GPS tracks, cell phone geolocation, Internet searches, Amazon book purchases, even E-Z Pass toll records—it may one day be possible to know not just where people are and what they are doing, but what and how they think.
The system is so potentially intrusive that at least one researcher has quit, citing concerns over the dangers in placing such a powerful weapon in the hands of a top-secret agency with little accountability. {much more at link}
Decoding SpeechIf you think computers can easily recognize and transcribe spoken language, think again.
This is a NOVA Podcast, brings up a player window, that is 51/2 minutes long, called
"How can computers decipher spoken language."Watch the Program. Come back beginning February 4, 2009 to watch the full program online here. You can watch a preview of the program now.
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LowProgram Participants The Spy FactoryJAMES BAMFORDAuthor,
"The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America"Body of Secrets - About the AuthorERIC HASELTINENSA Director of Research, 2002-2005
TIM SAMPLEFormer Staff Director, House Intelligence Committee
MICHAEL SCHEUERFormer CIA Analyst
MARK ROSSINIFormer FBI Supervisory Agent
FRANK BLANCONSA Executive Director, 1999-2001
ELEANOR HILLStaff Director, Congressional 9/11 Committee
GENERAL MICHAEL HAYDENNSA Director, 1999-2005
MARK KLEINFormer AT&T Technician
BRIAN REIDInternet Systems ConsortiumADRIENNE KINNEFormer NSA Voice Interceptor
DAVID MURFEE FAULKFormer NSA Voice Interceptor
Looks like 'Big Brother' is alive and well in this country, to what extent will certain people carry it beyond what some already have done, and how will it change societies and our ideologies!
The Secret Sentry: The Untold History of the National Security Agency discloses that the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 was far from the first time when U.S. government officials, including senior military commanders and the White House, “cherry picked” intelligence information to fit preconceived notions or policies and ignored intelligence which ran contrary to their expectations. The Secret Sentry and the documents posted today show that widespread manipulation of intelligence also occurred during the Korean and Vietnam Wars for example, when Washington ignored intelligence on Chinese intervention in Korea, resulting in catastrophic consequences..................
