Written by Jim Peterson   

A new Reuters story (via HuffPo) reveals shocking information about domestic spying conducted by the DEA and apparently pooled with information from, and and shared with, other government agencies including NSA, FBI, IRS, and DHS.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/05/dea-surveillance-cover-up_n_3706207.html

Do you get the REAL significance of this story? Wow, just Wow.



Here are what I consider the most significant paragraphs in the story:

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The unit of the DEA that distributes the information is called the Special Operations Division, or SOD. Two dozen partner agencies comprise the unit, including the FBI, CIA, NSA, Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Homeland Security. It was created in 1994 to combat Latin American drug cartels and has grown from several dozen employees to several hundred.

Today, much of the SOD's work is classified, and officials asked that its precise location in Virginia not be revealed. The documents reviewed by Reuters are marked "Law Enforcement Sensitive," a government categorization that is meant to keep them confidential.

"Remember that the utilization of SOD cannot be revealed or discussed in any investigative function," a document presented to agents reads. The document specifically directs agents to omit the SOD's involvement from investigative reports, affidavits, discussions with prosecutors and courtroom testimony. Agents are instructed to then use "normal investigative techniques to recreate the information provided by SOD."
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Now you know why the Feds get so frantic over the topic of legalizing pot. It ain't about the pot. It's about the justification for maintaining the surveillance system. The DEA is a huge parasite on society. It has never reduced drug consumption since the day Nixon signed into law, but it has grown like a cancer. The ubiquity of illegal drugs gives them license to do just about anything, anywhere.

Not only does the DEA get all those helicopters, gunships, (no doubt) drones, and get to keep people's property, even if they were innocent, but they get to share information with the NSA, FBI, etc.

The roots of all these organizations are entangled. Effectively, we don't have separate agencies. The English-speaking world is under the domination of one single surveillance entity--or rather, the sinister forces, private and public, who control that surveillance network.