FBI DITU fighting "Malicious Foreign Actor"s with military gear on US soil against US citizens

[coderman@gmail.com (coderman)]

On 6/25/15, coderman <coderman@gmail.com> wrote:
> ...
> i'd like to know more about NSA TAO and FBI DITU cooperation, if any.


an early report of this "Malicious Foreign Actor" status is from last year:
"Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics
Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters"
 - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/18/snowden-docs-reveal-covert-surveillance-and-pressure-tactics-aimed-at-wikileaks-and-its-supporters/

where is stated:
 'A third document, from July 2011, contains a summary of an internal
discussion in which officials from two NSA offices â?? including the
agencyâ??s general counsel and an arm of its Threat Operations Center â??
considered designating WikiLeaks as â??a â??malicious foreign actorâ?? for
the purpose of targeting.â?? Such a designation would have allowed the
group to be targeted with extensive electronic surveillance â?? without
the need to exclude U.S. persons from the surveillance searches.'


and finally, note this quote:
"""
Asked if it would be permissible to â??target the foreign actors of a
loosely coupled group of hackers â?¦ such as with Anonymous,â?? the
response is unequivocal: â??As long as they are foreign individuals
outside of the US and do not hold dual citizenship â?¦ then you are
okay.â??
"""
 - i'd love to know how many times that guidance is violated!


best regards,