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		adinb on June 11, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rackspace Response to PRISM Are the intel services (DIA, CIA, NSA, NRO, etc...) considered actual LEAs? Part of the issue here afaik is the collection of data for intel, not actual LEA. Or else the FBI would be getting all this juicy NSA data to o after actual criminals.

ihsw on June 11, 2013 [–]

Many USG agencies (Pentagon, NSA, Department of Energy/Justice/Labour/Education, et al) have their own police services[1].

Their training and expertise ranges from glorified security guards to para-military.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_...

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