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• "e-mail of Edward Snowden - to the NSA counsel !"

 

 

 

 

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• "he had a question - regarding the mandatory - USSID 18 training !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "the training stated the following - the hierarchy of governing authorities !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and documents - was displayed from the highest authority - to the lowest authority - as followed !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Constitution - federal statutes - presidential executive orders - EO !"

 

 

 

 

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• "department of defense - DoD - and office of the director of national intelligence regulations - ODNI !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "NSA/CSS directives - and policies - USSIDs !"

 

 

 

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• "SID management directives - and policies - office policies !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he was not entirely certain - but this did not seem correct !"

 

 

 

 

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• "as it seemed to imply - "executive orders" - had the same precedence as law !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "his understanding was that EOs - may be superseded by federal statute !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but EOs - may not override statute !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "was he correct - in this ?!"

 

 

 

 

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• "between EOs and laws - which had precedence ?!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "could you please - clarify !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the e-mail - from the NSA office of general counsel - answered !"

 

 

 

 

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• "executive orders - EOs - had the "force and effect of law"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that said - you were correct that EOs - cannot override a statute !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "( remark - they often behaved - as if this would be ! )"

 

 

 

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• "( and that was the reason - for the question ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edward Snowden's E-Mails - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the NSA had claimed - that he did not make efforts !"

 

 

 

 

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• "to raise his concerns - internally - before going public !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with a statement - it had "not found any evidence"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "to support his contention - that he brought these matters - to anyone's attention !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "these email exchanges - prove otherwise !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the NSA was - wrong !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Edward Snowden said - "he actually did go through channels - and that was documented"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the NSA can - and should release - copies of his emails !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to their office - of general counsel !"

 

 

 

 

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• "to their oversight - and compliance folks !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he raised concerns - about the interpretations - of its legal authorities !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "their response was - in bureaucratic language - the summarized opinion !"

 

 

 

 

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• "he should not ask - such questions !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in a reply to his email - which was cc'd to a number - of redacted email addresses !"

 

 

 

 

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• "he was told - that he was "correct"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that EO's - could not override a statute !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but that they had the - "force and effect of law"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this issue - was an important one - in the context !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of whether their activities - were permissible ?!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "( there was a possible conflict - between laws passed by Congress - and orders ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edward Snowden's E-Mails - Washington Post: LINK ¤ WASHINGTON POST

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• "Edward Snowden said - the official release !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of one of his e-mails - was "incomplete"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it did not include - his correspondence with - NSA compliance officials !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and concerns - he had raised about - "indefensible collection activities"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he had shown colleagues - evidence of programs !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that they agreed were - unconstitutional !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for the truth - they have to ask his former colleagues - management - and the senior leadership team !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he raised concerns - about the NSA’s improper !"

 

 

 

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• "and at times unconstitutional - activities !"