Done in by the PATRIOT Act: The Grand Irony of the Petraeus Sex Scandal | This Can't Be Happening

The CIA chief was thus done in by the Patriot Act and other assorted violations of the First and Fourth Amendments, all backed by Gen. Petraeus  and his political promoters in Congress and the White House, as well as in the corporate media.

Of course, while we can enjoy this payback, and speculate on how it must be giving the shivers to many a White House staffer and member of Congress, it should also be a warning to us all that the FBI, the CIA, and the myriad other intelligence agencies littering the US landscape, these days have virtually limitless ability to monitor our every email message, tweet and phone call.

 read Dave Lindorff's article
Done in by the PATRIOT Act: The Grand Irony of the Petraeus Sex Scandal | This Can't Be Happening