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Post by bluejay77 on Nov 18, 2012 12:48:44 GMT -5
DX listening, or shortwave and medium wave distant listening, is highly popular in many European countries, and Russia.
I have been a DX listener ever since 1981 -- and it looks to me like, being able to DX listen to a country's radio transmissions is the next best thing to being able to plant Illegal Residents into that country!
I do know that many DX listeners indeed are spies.
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Post by Sir John on Nov 18, 2012 13:59:31 GMT -5
it would not surprise me if that were true.
I am also certain that some 'immigrants' and 'tourists' are there for the same purpose.
SJ
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Post by Swampy on Nov 18, 2012 14:12:16 GMT -5
The NSA listens to just about every thing that's on the air, so the Russians and Chinese would also be snoopy. The question is if the broadcasts say anything that would interest spies.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2012 16:34:09 GMT -5
I do know that many DX listeners indeed are spies.
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That's a rash generization if I ever saw one.
After working for more years than I can remember in ASA and NSA, I'll tell you that monitoring a US citizen's conversation - in the US - is against the law. I'll leave it at that.
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Post by Sir John on Nov 18, 2012 16:37:06 GMT -5
Denny,
I recently read a long article on the construction of a BIG new facility in the US to do just that - EVERY WORD!
SJ
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Post by Daniyel on Nov 18, 2012 21:15:31 GMT -5
I've seen on some news show maybe 20 20 not sure where I saw this but our phone calls, computer use ( especially overseas calls etc) are being monitered. Thanks to the Patorit Act .
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Post by Swampy on Nov 18, 2012 21:16:29 GMT -5
But are they going to listen in on EVERY conversation??? Probably not - they just want the ability to get to the ones they want.
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Post by Daniyel on Nov 18, 2012 21:16:33 GMT -5
I hope they read this YOU SUCK Obama you socialist twit..lol
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Post by Daniyel on Nov 18, 2012 21:19:01 GMT -5
If they don't listen/read all of them (that is why they are creating the place SJ mentioned )how are they going to know which ones they need to know about?
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Post by Swampy on Nov 18, 2012 21:35:12 GMT -5
I hope they read this YOU SUCK Obama you socialist twit..lol They probably voted against him. |
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Post by Daniyel on Nov 18, 2012 22:30:27 GMT -5
Probably, I reckon the Patoric Act was a Bush plague.
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Post by Sir John on Nov 18, 2012 23:30:22 GMT -5
I think they use 'Flags' for certain words such as:-
PRESIDENT
ASSASSINATE.
OBAMA
KILL
BOMB
and ALAH AKBAR!
;-)
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Post by Daniyel on Nov 18, 2012 23:44:32 GMT -5
I read a list of their flag words SJ and you would not believe some of them. The list I read had some that were obviously need for alert but words like burn, gas, smoke, police, cop, cloud,biglogical...pffff hell most ever post I've ever made could fall into their catagory of key words..lol A weather forecast or a sciene topic could put me or any of us on the key word list. I need to find where I can apply for a job doing this! lol  |
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Post by Swampy on Nov 19, 2012 0:22:13 GMT -5
I think they use 'Flags' for certain words such as:- PRESIDENT ASSASSINATE. OBAMA KILL BOMB and ALAH AKBAR! There was a recent case in which a person put on the blog that he was going to assassinate President Obama, and the authorities charged him, but the court dismissed it because it said no one could reasonably believe he was serious. And that, of course, is the correct decision. |
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Post by boxcar on Nov 19, 2012 0:59:04 GMT -5
D>>After working for more years than I can remember in ASA and NSA, I'll tell you that monitoring a US citizen's conversation - in the US - is against the law. I'll leave it at that. <<
Come on Denny. It was just stated in the Petraeus case that E-mail messages were monitored and used against the subjects. I also know that this kind of operation has been going on for at least ten years. All very hush hush.
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