tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post2932067586995864168..comments2024-03-28T09:46:22.919-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Intelligence Agency chiefs shocked to see public distrusts themBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-16856937187371958582015-09-13T07:22:21.880-04:002015-09-13T07:22:21.880-04:00James, it is not only believable, it it pretty com...James, it is not only believable, it it pretty common. How many times have you noticed someone who is so focused on the mission that he misses obvious peripheral events/data? It's even common it action movies: the guy stalking his victim doesn't see the victim's accomplice waiting in ambush. In a phrase, it's tunnel vision.<br /><br />Part of it is that they have narrowed their mission to encompass only the access to and gathering of every piece of information that is communicated to or from anyone, anywhere. The "why" of this (as in, what advantage does this confer) has become secondary and rather ambiguous. Having all that information will not help prevent "terrorist attacks" unless it can be analysed in real time. Which it can't. I am not even going to speculate what the real mission might be, only take them at their (quite unreliable) word for the purpose of discussing why they are so clueless.<br /><br />The other factor is that they are divorced from the common reality. Like most high officials, they are surrounded by yes-men. This is also normal, because no powerful person wants to hear "negativity". But I remember the advice (number 12) in the Evil Overlord List (http://www.worldconquer.org/evil_overlord.html#Anchor-Things-35882) about having a 5-year-old check your plans for obvious flaws so that they can be corrected prior to implementation. These guys don't have that. Those of us not in the cocoon hear the justifiable anger of people who don't want to be snooped on all day from every angle. The intelligence chiefs don't. And probably wouldn't understand why, anyway. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015544320906146949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-55674876380970606132015-09-12T21:04:10.122-04:002015-09-12T21:04:10.122-04:00Unbelievable...Unbelievable...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-74486718208024037672015-09-12T19:51:49.924-04:002015-09-12T19:51:49.924-04:00Note that Comey, in essence, says that to criticiz...Note that Comey, in essence, says that to criticize them is between being disloyal and committing treason.<br /><br />Think I'm going to go tee off on that point.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-3112219976728477162015-09-12T18:45:13.400-04:002015-09-12T18:45:13.400-04:00Articles like this make me wonder what country tho...Articles like this make me wonder what country those fuckers live in. And who they really work for... but that could turn tin foil pretty fast. parascribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225539783729599316noreply@blogger.com