tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post277052695352862412..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: Tenerife SeaPastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-6787752833287213202017-04-01T14:49:37.001+01:002017-04-01T14:49:37.001+01:00ZeroHedge: More Dangerous Than The NSA? The Massi...<a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-31/more-dangerous-nsa-massive-spy-agency-you-havent-heard" rel="nofollow">ZeroHedge: More Dangerous Than The NSA? The Massive Spy Agency You Haven't Heard Of</a><br />If you’re one of the countless Americans who was distraught to learn of the revelations made by former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden, <b>the mere idea that there might be yet another agency out there - perhaps just as powerful and much more intrusive - should give you goosebumps</b>.<br /><br /><i>Foreign Policy</i> <a href="http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/20/the-multibillion-dollar-u-s-spy-agency-you-havent-heard-of-trump/" rel="nofollow">reports</a> that the <b>National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</b>, or NGA, is an obscure spy agency former President Barack Obama had a hard time wrapping his mind around back in 2009. But as the president grew fond of drone warfare, finding a way to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-obama-needs-congress-to-approve-this-war/2014/09/17/26de9d3e-3dc9-11e4-b0ea-8141703bbf6f_story.html" rel="nofollow">launch wars without having to go through Congress</a> for the proper authorization, the NGA also became more relevant. Now, President Donald Trump is expected to further explore the multibillion-dollar surveillance network.<br />Like the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA), the NGA is an intelligence agency, but it also serves as a combat support institution that functions under the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com