Anti Federalist
11-12-2011, 03:23 PM
Another nail in the coffin of Posse Comitatus.
Thompson wants spy agencies in pot fight
Congressman pushes legislation for intelligence chief's help in targeting marijuana plots
By ANDREW BECKER and MICHAEL MONTGOMERY
CALIFORNIA WATCH
Published: Friday, November 11, 2011 at 4:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 11, 2011 at 2:20 p.m.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20111111/ARTICLES/111111065/1350?tc=ar
If North Coast Rep. Mike Thompson gets his way, the nation's spymaster will join the fight against Mexican drug traffickers and others who use federal land in California and elsewhere to grow marijuana.
Thompson, D-St. Helena, authored a provision of the 2012 intelligence authorization bill that calls on Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to report on how intelligence agencies can help park rangers, fish and wildlife wardens and other U.S. land managers weed out pot gardens operated by foreign drug traffickers.
The bill, now before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, also directs Clapper to consult with public land managers to identify intelligence and information-sharing gaps related to drug trafficking. The House passed the bill, HR 1892, in September.
The National Security Agency could be assigned, on a limited basis, to intercept public two-way radio communications. The CIA would not be involved.
(Of course they wouldn't. Why would agency running the show spy on itself? - :rolleyes: - AF)
Thompson wants spy agencies in pot fight
Congressman pushes legislation for intelligence chief's help in targeting marijuana plots
By ANDREW BECKER and MICHAEL MONTGOMERY
CALIFORNIA WATCH
Published: Friday, November 11, 2011 at 4:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 11, 2011 at 2:20 p.m.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20111111/ARTICLES/111111065/1350?tc=ar
If North Coast Rep. Mike Thompson gets his way, the nation's spymaster will join the fight against Mexican drug traffickers and others who use federal land in California and elsewhere to grow marijuana.
Thompson, D-St. Helena, authored a provision of the 2012 intelligence authorization bill that calls on Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to report on how intelligence agencies can help park rangers, fish and wildlife wardens and other U.S. land managers weed out pot gardens operated by foreign drug traffickers.
The bill, now before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, also directs Clapper to consult with public land managers to identify intelligence and information-sharing gaps related to drug trafficking. The House passed the bill, HR 1892, in September.
The National Security Agency could be assigned, on a limited basis, to intercept public two-way radio communications. The CIA would not be involved.
(Of course they wouldn't. Why would agency running the show spy on itself? - :rolleyes: - AF)