Tinker:
I do not understand hearing
that some Americans citizens say that they are not bothered by the CIA
recording their everyday's privet communications in America. I guess they
really must be very fearful of terrorist from across the oceans North,
South, East, and West.
I refuse to give up my god given privacy because of my fears, and I choose instead to live out my life with the chance of getting harmed by a sneaky terrorist that might one day assassinate me.
I refuse to give up my god given privacy because of my fears, and I choose instead to live out my life with the chance of getting harmed by a sneaky terrorist that might one day assassinate me.
Living in fear to me is worst then not living free, I will not live that way.
So
I am very insulted in every way over my government secretly recording
my private communications. Just who in the hell do they think they are?
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Democrats Love Gov't Surveillance -- As Long As It's Obama, Not Bush...
WANNA' COME TO RUSSIA?
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Attorney Larry Klayman hopes to turn up the
legal heat on President Barack Obama over his administration's secret
domestic surveillance programs.
Former Justice Department prosecutor Larry Klayman amended
an existing lawsuit against Verizon and a slew of Obama administration
officials Monday to make it the first class-action lawsuit in response
to the publication of a secret court order instructing Verizon to hand over all phone records of millions of American customers on an "ongoing, daily basis."
Klayman told U.S. News he will file a second class-action lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia targeting government officials and each of the nine companies listed in a leaked National Security Agency slideshow as participants in the government's PRISM program.
According to the slideshow, the PRISM program allows government agents direct, real-time access to the servers of nine major tech companies, including AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, PalTalk, Skype, Yahoo! and YouTube.
[READ: Will Booz Allen Hamilton Suffer After NSA Leaks?]
U.S. News did not seek comment from the companies, all of which have denied any knowledge of or participation in the PRISM program.
Klayman said he hopes the two lawsuits will be considered jointly as companion cases.
The class-action lawsuit against Verizon says the defendants violated customers' "reasonable expectation of privacy, free speech and association, right to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures and due process rights."
"This case challenges the legality of Defendants' participation and conduct in a secret and illegal government scheme to intercept and analyze vast quantities of domestic telephone communications," says the lawsuit against Verizon, which also names as defendants President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, NSA director Keith Alexander and federal judge Roger Vinson, the FISA court judge who approved the leaked April order.
[ASSANGE: Snowden Should 'Go to Latin America']
Klayman told U.S. News the Verizon lawsuit will be served to the named defendants. "Either they will file an answer move to dismiss" the complaint, Klayman said, "[but] we're confident the case will proceed."
Within a few months, Klayman said, the court will likely define the "class" the suit seeks to represent by ruling that "everyone's in" or by allowing Verizon customers to either opt-in or out-out of the class. Currently the suit only represents a Pennsylvania couple.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said during a Sunday appearance on Fox News that he intends to file a class-action lawsuit against Verizon and the Internet companies over the revelations, but it's unclear how exactly he will proceed with the plans.
[READ: Patriot Act Author: Orders Violate Fourth Amendment]
"I'm going to be asking all the Internet providers and all of the phone companies: Ask your customers to join me in a class action lawsuit," Paul said Sunday. "If we get 10 million Americans saying we don't want our phone records looked at, then maybe someone will wake up and something will change in Washington."
Paul "effectively endorsed our case," Klayman said, speculating that the senator "must have known about it." Although a copy of the Verizon lawsuit was sent to Paul's office, the attorney said he received no response. Klayman founded the pro-transparency legal group Judicial Watch in 1994 and currently leads an organization called Freedom Watch.
Documents exposing the Verizon phone-record collection, which Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., said was a routine reauthorization of a seven-year-old practice, and the NSA's PRISM program were handed over to the Guardian and Washington Post by former Booz Allen Hamilton employee Edward Snowden. He traveled to Hong Kong before leaking the documents and voluntarily revealed his identity Sunday.
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In an open letter on Tuesday to Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller, Google pressed the United States government for permission to publish more information about the number of secret requests it receives for customers' data.
"Assertions in the press that our compliance with these requests gives the U.S. government unfettered access to our users' data are simply untrue," David Drummond, the search giant's top lawyer, wrote, echoing not one but two flat-out denials that the government has "direct access" to company servers. Last week, The Guardian and The Washington Post had bombshell reports on a National Security Agency program called PRISM that lets the government collect emails, photos and other information from Internet users.
As it currently stands, Google is prohibited by law from disclosing the number of government data requests it receives under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- the controversial law that empowers PRISM -- as well as the number of individuals affected by those requests. "We therefore ask you to help make it possible for Google to publish in our Transparency Report aggregate numbers of national security requests, including FISA disclosures—in terms of both the number we receive and their scope," the company wrote.
In March, the company won the right publish statistics about the number of "national security letters" it receives. Those letters require Google to hand over "metadata" about users interactions -- who emailed whom, for example, but not the content of the emails themselves -- though even then the government would not let Google publish exact figures but only broad ranges of the number of requests.
"Transparency here will likewise serve the public interest without harming national security," Drummond noted in the letter. Transparency will also make it easier for Google to clear its name to Americans who trust who trust it with their data.
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Democrats Love Gov't Surveillance -- As Long As It's Obama, Not Bush...
WANNA' COME TO RUSSIA?
http://www.usnews.com/news/
Nine Companies Tied to PRISM, Obama Will Be Smacked With Class-Action Lawsuit Wednesday
AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, PalTalk, Skype, Yahoo! and Youtube will be named in the suit, attorney says
Attorney Larry Klayman hopes to turn up the
legal heat on President Barack Obama over his administration's secret
domestic surveillance programs.Klayman told U.S. News he will file a second class-action lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia targeting government officials and each of the nine companies listed in a leaked National Security Agency slideshow as participants in the government's PRISM program.
According to the slideshow, the PRISM program allows government agents direct, real-time access to the servers of nine major tech companies, including AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, PalTalk, Skype, Yahoo! and YouTube.
[READ: Will Booz Allen Hamilton Suffer After NSA Leaks?]
U.S. News did not seek comment from the companies, all of which have denied any knowledge of or participation in the PRISM program.
Klayman said he hopes the two lawsuits will be considered jointly as companion cases.
The class-action lawsuit against Verizon says the defendants violated customers' "reasonable expectation of privacy, free speech and association, right to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures and due process rights."
"This case challenges the legality of Defendants' participation and conduct in a secret and illegal government scheme to intercept and analyze vast quantities of domestic telephone communications," says the lawsuit against Verizon, which also names as defendants President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, NSA director Keith Alexander and federal judge Roger Vinson, the FISA court judge who approved the leaked April order.
[ASSANGE: Snowden Should 'Go to Latin America']
Klayman told U.S. News the Verizon lawsuit will be served to the named defendants. "Either they will file an answer move to dismiss" the complaint, Klayman said, "[but] we're confident the case will proceed."
Within a few months, Klayman said, the court will likely define the "class" the suit seeks to represent by ruling that "everyone's in" or by allowing Verizon customers to either opt-in or out-out of the class. Currently the suit only represents a Pennsylvania couple.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said during a Sunday appearance on Fox News that he intends to file a class-action lawsuit against Verizon and the Internet companies over the revelations, but it's unclear how exactly he will proceed with the plans.
[READ: Patriot Act Author: Orders Violate Fourth Amendment]
"I'm going to be asking all the Internet providers and all of the phone companies: Ask your customers to join me in a class action lawsuit," Paul said Sunday. "If we get 10 million Americans saying we don't want our phone records looked at, then maybe someone will wake up and something will change in Washington."
Paul "effectively endorsed our case," Klayman said, speculating that the senator "must have known about it." Although a copy of the Verizon lawsuit was sent to Paul's office, the attorney said he received no response. Klayman founded the pro-transparency legal group Judicial Watch in 1994 and currently leads an organization called Freedom Watch.
Documents exposing the Verizon phone-record collection, which Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., said was a routine reauthorization of a seven-year-old practice, and the NSA's PRISM program were handed over to the Guardian and Washington Post by former Booz Allen Hamilton employee Edward Snowden. He traveled to Hong Kong before leaking the documents and voluntarily revealed his identity Sunday.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
June 11, 2013
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Google, Asking Government For Permission To Disclose NSA Data, Isn't Done Defending Itself
The Huffington Post
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Posted: 06/11/2013
"Assertions in the press that our compliance with these requests gives the U.S. government unfettered access to our users' data are simply untrue," David Drummond, the search giant's top lawyer, wrote, echoing not one but two flat-out denials that the government has "direct access" to company servers. Last week, The Guardian and The Washington Post had bombshell reports on a National Security Agency program called PRISM that lets the government collect emails, photos and other information from Internet users.
As it currently stands, Google is prohibited by law from disclosing the number of government data requests it receives under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- the controversial law that empowers PRISM -- as well as the number of individuals affected by those requests. "We therefore ask you to help make it possible for Google to publish in our Transparency Report aggregate numbers of national security requests, including FISA disclosures—in terms of both the number we receive and their scope," the company wrote.
In March, the company won the right publish statistics about the number of "national security letters" it receives. Those letters require Google to hand over "metadata" about users interactions -- who emailed whom, for example, but not the content of the emails themselves -- though even then the government would not let Google publish exact figures but only broad ranges of the number of requests.
"Transparency here will likewise serve the public interest without harming national security," Drummond noted in the letter. Transparency will also make it easier for Google to clear its name to Americans who trust who trust it with their data.
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2013 LSU football's 10 things to know: Don't write off Les Miles' Tigers just yet
By Bill Connelly on Jun 6 2013,
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1. Defining the baseline
Pop quiz: What's an average season for LSU and Les Miles? Is there such a thing?Over the last seven seasons, Miles' Tigers have ranked either first or second in F/+ three times and ranked 23rd or worse twice. They have won eight, nine, 10, 11 (twice), 12, and 13 games. Their offense has ranked as high as fifth in Off. F/+ (2007) and as low as 63rd (2009). Their defense has ranked as high as second in Def. F/+ (2011) and as low as 40th (2008).
There are only three constants in Baton Rouge, really: game-changing special teams play (while the Special Teams F/+ top-10 list changes dramatically from year to year, LSU has been in it five straight years), down-to-the-wire games (eight one-possession finishes in 2012, eight in 2010, seven in 2009), and Les Miles being Les Miles.
Two years ago, I wrote this about Miles and LSU, and it still rings totally true.
But to the extent that meaningful, existential thought can be applied to this beautifully flawed obsession called college football, Les Miles will probably be involved. To watch a Les Miles team operating on that wonderful, double-green, yard-markers-every-five-yards field at Tiger Stadium is to witness existence in all its beauty, humor, strength and ridiculous vulnerability. […]The Bayou Bengals don't really do average, but they came as close to it as possible in 2012, ranking 10th overall and going 10-3. With three losses by a combined 13 points, they were extremely close to a return trip to the SEC and perhaps BCS title games. With five wins by a combined 22 points, they were pretty close about 7-5, too.
There are no mundane sensations on the Bayou, it seems. There is no fear, only terror. No casual delight, only pure, joyous bliss. No tipsy, only drunk. It is exactly like being an LSU fan. […]
In an era of coachspeak and clinical, precise offenses, Les Miles has figured out how to strip games down to a visceral, chaotic core; you may not want to go there, but you're going there, and you better know how to handle yourself in this bizarre world of odd time management, spectacular fake field goals and general ridiculousness. Because he does. His record in close games proves that. In the last six years, no team has played in, or won, more close games than Miles' Bayou Bengals. College football is a land full of wonder, mystery and danger. Some say to survive it, you need to be as mad as a hatter. Especially in Louisiana.
And while we're writing them off to a certain degree in 2013 following some solid attrition on both lines, we probably shouldn't. This coming fall, LSU will once again pass the eyeball test with flying colors, once again swarm viciously on passing downs, and once again play maddening, inconsistent, and occasionally powerful and unstoppable offense. And its season will once again be defined by the eight (or so) down-to-the-wire games that take years off of the lives of every LSU fan in the Bayou.
2012 Schedule & Results
| Record: 10-3 | Adj. Record: 12-1 | Final F/+ Rk: 10 | |||||
| Date | Opponent | Score | W-L | Adj. Score | Adj. W-L |
| 1-Sep | North Texas | 41-14 | W | 38.8 - 12.3 | W |
| 8-Sep | Washington | 41-3 | W | 42.1 - 9.7 | W |
| 15-Sep | Idaho | 63-14 | W | 38.5 - 16.7 | W |
| 22-Sep | at Auburn | 12-10 | W | 19.8 - 14.2 | W |
| 29-Sep | Towson | 38-22 | W | 31.3 - 26.5 | W |
| 6-Oct | at Florida | 6-14 | L | 18.5 - 18.4 | W |
| 13-Oct | South Carolina | 23-21 | W | 37.0 - 15.5 | W |
| 20-Oct | at Texas A&M | 24-19 | W | 20.1 - 13.0 | W |
| 3-Nov | Alabama | 17-21 | L | 37.4 - 24.4 | W |
| 10-Nov | Mississippi State | 37-17 | W | 33.8 - 28.4 | W |
| 17-Nov | Ole Miss | 41-35 | W | 33.0 - 25.0 | W |
| 23-Nov | at Arkansas | 20-13 | W | 17.5 - 28.4 | L |
| 31-Dec | vs. Clemson | 24-25 | L | 23.8 - 17.3 | W |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| Points Per Game | 29.8 | 58 | 17.5 | 12 |
| Adj. Points Per Game | 30.1 | 52 | 19.2 | 9 |
2. The friendly confines
Tiger Stadium has long been known as one of college football's most intimidating venues. Ninety-two thousand raucous LSU fans, a live tiger, and a fired-up, top-10 squad await your arrival. In 2012, Tiger Stadium played one heck of a role in keeping LSU in the top 10. Away from Baton Rouge, the Tigers were barely above average, even despite the win at Texas A&M. Inside Tiger Stadium, they were damn near untouchable.Adj. Points Per Game (in Baton Rouge): LSU 36.5, Opponent 19.8 (plus-16.7)
Adj. Points Per Game (road/neutral): LSU 19.9, Opponent 18.3 (plus-1.6)
In Baton Rouge, LSU beat South Carolina (then ranked No. 3 in the country) and almost took down No. 1 Alabama. Away from Baton Rouge, LSU almost lost to Auburn and Arkansas. Yes, the Tigers did win at College Station, but they were vulnerable to upset bids with a terribly sluggish offense.
Road struggles were one of many hints that this young offense wasn't ready for the big-time. That's what tends to happen with a new quarterback, a freshman running back, and a still-raw receiving corps. In 2013, the line takes a hit, but the skill positions are in much better shape overall. This could lead to a little more home-road stability. Read more...
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College Football Nation Blog
We’re all about spreading the love at the SEC blog. But occasionally,
players in this league don’t receive the love they deserve.
So as we point toward the 2013 season, we’ve come up with the 10 most underrated players in the SEC.
To be eligible, players must have played at least two seasons of college football and cannot have received first- or second-team All-SEC honors by the Associated Press or coaches during their careers.
In selecting the players for this list, we based it on past performance and the impact they’ve had on their teams to this point. It’s not a projection of what they’re expected to do this coming season.
Here goes:
Lamin Barrow, LB, LSU, Sr.: He was overshadowed by teammate Kevin Minter last season, but Barrow finished fifth in the SEC with eight tackles per game and was one of seven players in the league with more than 100 tackles (104). The 6-2, 233-pound Barrow played weak side linebacker last season, but is versatile enough to move inside to the middle if needed. The Tigers will lean heavily on his experience and productivity in 2013.
Trey DePriest, LB, Alabama, Jr.: The second leading tackler last season for the two-time defending national champion Crimson Tide, the 6-2, 245-pound DePriest racked up 59 total tackles, including 4.5 for loss. DePriest was the Tide’s starter at middle linebacker last season and a major reason nobody ran the ball against them. They allowed just 2.43 yards per rush, which led the country.
Alvin “Bud” Dupree, LB, Kentucky, Jr.: Talk about underrated. The 6-4, 254-pound Dupree is coming off a super productive sophomore season and barely got any mention for postseason accolades. He tied for seventh in the SEC with 12.5 tackles for loss and led the Wildcats with 6.5 sacks. He’s found a home at defensive end in Kentucky’s new defense after bouncing around between outside linebacker and end last season.
Zach Fulton, OG, Tennessee, Sr.: Tennessee’s offensive line in 2013 will be one of the most experienced in college football with a combined 123 career starts. Left tackle Antonio Richardson is a future first-rounder, and right tackle Ja’Wuan James is somebody else the NFL scouts are watching. But don’t sleep on the 6-5, 324-pound Fulton, who’s started 28 of the last 31 games at right guard. He’s a devastating blocker, equally consistent and will play a long time in the NFL.
E.J. Gaines, CB, Missouri, Sr.: Even though Gaines garnered All-Big 12 honors in 2011, he didn’t show up on the All-SEC first or second teams a year ago. Look for that to change in 2013. The 5-10, 195-pound Gaines led the Tigers last season with 11 pass breakups and tied for fourth on the team with a career-high 74 total tackles. The SEC is never lacking for premier cornerbacks, but Gaines has the size and cover skills to rank up there with anybody.
Jonotthan Harrison, C, Florida, Sr.: The feeling coming out of spring camp at Florida was the Gators would be much improved on offense in 2013, and Harrison’s steady play was a big reason why. He was Florida’s best offensive linemen a year ago and returns as one of the top centers in the SEC. He’s also played guard during his career and graded out above 80 percent in nine games last season.
Wesley Johnson, OT, Vanderbilt, Sr.: He’s been the epitome of versatility for the Commodores and has started everywhere on the offensive line but right guard during a stellar career that has seen him play multiple positions in 23 games. The 6-5, 285-pound Johnson lined up at left tackle last season and more than held his own against some of the top pass-rushers in the country.
Walker May, DE, Vanderbilt, Sr.: Having worked his way into the starting lineup as a redshirt freshman, the 6-5, 250-pound May has gotten better every season. One of the team’s hardest workers and best leaders, May finished with 10.5 tackles for loss last season and led the Commodores with seven quarterback hurries. He’s one of those players who's at his best when his team needs it the most.
Donte Moncrief, WR, Ole Miss, Jr.: The fact that a player like Moncrief didn’t make first or second-team All-SEC last season is surprising, but it also speaks to the talent level at receiver in this league. The 6-3, 220-pound Moncrief was third in the SEC last season with 10 touchdown catches and is the kind of playmaking target all quarterbacks look to at key moments in the game.
Chris Smith, DE, Arkansas, Sr.: The SEC has long been known for its pass-rushers, and the 6-3, 266-pound Smith was as productive as anybody in the league last season off the edge. He and Jadeveon Clowney are the only two players returning in the SEC who had nine or more sacks a year ago. Smith finished with 9.5 sacks and tied for the Arkansas team lead with 13.5 tackles for loss.
------------------So as we point toward the 2013 season, we’ve come up with the 10 most underrated players in the SEC.
To be eligible, players must have played at least two seasons of college football and cannot have received first- or second-team All-SEC honors by the Associated Press or coaches during their careers.
In selecting the players for this list, we based it on past performance and the impact they’ve had on their teams to this point. It’s not a projection of what they’re expected to do this coming season.
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Spruce Derden/USA TODAY SportsThe Razorbacks will rely on senior Chris Smith to guide the secondary again this season.
Lamin Barrow, LB, LSU, Sr.: He was overshadowed by teammate Kevin Minter last season, but Barrow finished fifth in the SEC with eight tackles per game and was one of seven players in the league with more than 100 tackles (104). The 6-2, 233-pound Barrow played weak side linebacker last season, but is versatile enough to move inside to the middle if needed. The Tigers will lean heavily on his experience and productivity in 2013.
Trey DePriest, LB, Alabama, Jr.: The second leading tackler last season for the two-time defending national champion Crimson Tide, the 6-2, 245-pound DePriest racked up 59 total tackles, including 4.5 for loss. DePriest was the Tide’s starter at middle linebacker last season and a major reason nobody ran the ball against them. They allowed just 2.43 yards per rush, which led the country.
Alvin “Bud” Dupree, LB, Kentucky, Jr.: Talk about underrated. The 6-4, 254-pound Dupree is coming off a super productive sophomore season and barely got any mention for postseason accolades. He tied for seventh in the SEC with 12.5 tackles for loss and led the Wildcats with 6.5 sacks. He’s found a home at defensive end in Kentucky’s new defense after bouncing around between outside linebacker and end last season.
Zach Fulton, OG, Tennessee, Sr.: Tennessee’s offensive line in 2013 will be one of the most experienced in college football with a combined 123 career starts. Left tackle Antonio Richardson is a future first-rounder, and right tackle Ja’Wuan James is somebody else the NFL scouts are watching. But don’t sleep on the 6-5, 324-pound Fulton, who’s started 28 of the last 31 games at right guard. He’s a devastating blocker, equally consistent and will play a long time in the NFL.
E.J. Gaines, CB, Missouri, Sr.: Even though Gaines garnered All-Big 12 honors in 2011, he didn’t show up on the All-SEC first or second teams a year ago. Look for that to change in 2013. The 5-10, 195-pound Gaines led the Tigers last season with 11 pass breakups and tied for fourth on the team with a career-high 74 total tackles. The SEC is never lacking for premier cornerbacks, but Gaines has the size and cover skills to rank up there with anybody.
Jonotthan Harrison, C, Florida, Sr.: The feeling coming out of spring camp at Florida was the Gators would be much improved on offense in 2013, and Harrison’s steady play was a big reason why. He was Florida’s best offensive linemen a year ago and returns as one of the top centers in the SEC. He’s also played guard during his career and graded out above 80 percent in nine games last season.
Wesley Johnson, OT, Vanderbilt, Sr.: He’s been the epitome of versatility for the Commodores and has started everywhere on the offensive line but right guard during a stellar career that has seen him play multiple positions in 23 games. The 6-5, 285-pound Johnson lined up at left tackle last season and more than held his own against some of the top pass-rushers in the country.
Walker May, DE, Vanderbilt, Sr.: Having worked his way into the starting lineup as a redshirt freshman, the 6-5, 250-pound May has gotten better every season. One of the team’s hardest workers and best leaders, May finished with 10.5 tackles for loss last season and led the Commodores with seven quarterback hurries. He’s one of those players who's at his best when his team needs it the most.
Donte Moncrief, WR, Ole Miss, Jr.: The fact that a player like Moncrief didn’t make first or second-team All-SEC last season is surprising, but it also speaks to the talent level at receiver in this league. The 6-3, 220-pound Moncrief was third in the SEC last season with 10 touchdown catches and is the kind of playmaking target all quarterbacks look to at key moments in the game.
Chris Smith, DE, Arkansas, Sr.: The SEC has long been known for its pass-rushers, and the 6-3, 266-pound Smith was as productive as anybody in the league last season off the edge. He and Jadeveon Clowney are the only two players returning in the SEC who had nine or more sacks a year ago. Smith finished with 9.5 sacks and tied for the Arkansas team lead with 13.5 tackles for loss.
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