Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Facts and Questions from Video

Facts:
  1. "Greystone" was the name of the CIA's plan of attack on the terrorists from 9-11.
  2. George Bush launched an international attack on Afghanistan to do whatever it took to find the information they needed to protect the citizens of the United States.
  3. John Rizzo established a prison system run by the CIA in alliance with other countries to isolate the people they captured
  4. The Terrorist Surveillance Program allowed the CIA to tap phones of citizens without authority
  5. $3 billion were used for private contractors to collect cyber data.
  6. During Obama's administration, Congress created a bill for the CIA to lose authority of the intelligence agency and it was given to a "Director of National Intelligence."
  7. Due to the threats that arose, government debated cancelling Obama's inaguration.
  8. Obama had a $3.4 billion building built for military purposes, bigger than the Pentagon.
  9. After Obama's operation, U.S. soldiers captured and killed Osama Bin Laden
  10. There are over 17,000 secret intelligence locations in the U.S. 
Questions:
  1. Why would the government keep their "blueprint" for military action from the public?
  2. How did the early liberation of Afghanistan impact the rest of the war?
  3. Was the CIA using too harsh of techniques during their attacks?
  4. Is it fair for the military and government to hide their policies from the people?
  5. Did the U.S have enough probable cause to invade Iraq and attack Saddam Hussein?
  6. Did the Terrorist Surveillance Program violate citizens rights?
  7. How did the lack of weapons of mass destruction found impact the credibility of U.S. intelligence forces?
  8. How did the anxiety from threats affect Obama during his inaguration?
  9. Do you think the government should focus more on foreign affairs or on their own homeland security?
  10. Do you think Obama should have created his own military plan or was he right to keep the procedures Bush set in place?

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