If there was a photo or video, one of them might have captured the sheer hopelessness of the situation. But the fear that surged through my body, partnered with regret, and an onslaught of guilt, could never be caught on camera.
There was no place to pull over so we drove a few miles, desperately searching for an area without flood water that was large enough to turn around. It was dark and desolate. But it was then I felt a calming peace that made no sense under the circumstances. We parked in the middle of the road and my husband got out to shine a flashlight. Allowing my fear to then override the peace I felt, I couldn't imagine how the horses would have possibly survived. There was just too much water. But there they were… huddled together chest deep…forced up against two locked gates…with our little donkey's head barely above water. Our boss mare, an old Palomino, turned to look at us with pleading eyes, while our little donkey cried out to us… and I cried harder.
I know 911 is for human emergencies but we didn't know what else to do. The operator was gentle and kind. And then a deputy, already passing our way, stopped just long enough to tell us they were going to help, but they had others who needed them first. We understood and were grateful. Their willingness giving us hope.
The landowner was the next one to stop. As much as we wanted the horses free, we pleaded with him not to attempt it alone. As the rain began to back off and the water considered receding, the rescuers returned, tied ropes around him, and he waded through the rushing waters to unlock the gates. Our horses, led by the oldest and lowest in the herd, muscled their way across the rapid water and walked calmly and peacefully through the flashing blue lights illuminating the road already blocked and ready for them to crossover.
And, just like that… hemmed in on every side…chest deep and neck deep… in an instant, they were free and walking out on dry ground.
The image of the Israelites approaching The Red Sea, hemmed in on every side, with God as their only hope, came quickly to mind once we were safe. It's not just our horses, in an unexpected flash flood, that poses a threat. We are often hemmed in by other circumstances. Sometimes it's finances. Sometimes it's deadlines on work projects we need to deliver. There have been lawsuits in our lives that sought to destroy us. Sickness, injury, and accidents encircling us and setting their traps. And yet, there is God.
I like to stay closely connected but when the sun is shining, there's money in the bank, all the deadlines have been met, and no one is being nasty, I figure God will understand if I get back with him a little later. I have things to do and life gets busy. But, let me get hemmed in on every side and you will hear me cry out to the Lord with a loud and proud pleading voice. I am a Daughter of the Most High King, he knows my name, he knows the sound of my voice, and he comes to my rescue! Not because of who I am, but because of who he is.
This morning, our son suggested I pray and ask God to give me peace from the memories of that night. It's been almost two weeks and I confess I still see each image way too vividly. But there are even more reasons why I need to pray. The Red Sea of our circumstances will threaten us again. As Jesus told us, in this life we will have trouble. So, my mind returns to the Israelites looking for an analogy…hoping for an example…recognizing their manna only lasted for one day. And I know, like them, I will cry out again.
What has you hemmed in?
Finances? Family? Friends? Your job? A substance? An addiction? A betrayal?
Maybe it's the pressure to perform, maintaining multiple social media accounts.
What are the circumstances that threaten to destroy all that you hold dear?
was Isaiah 43:1-2. What are the odds, really?
"On darker days, My Peace stands out in sharp contrast to your circumstances.
See times of darkness as opportunities for My Light to shine in transcendent splendor.
I am training you to practice Peace that overpowers darkness.
Collaborate with Me in this training.
This was the fourth flood since Christmas 2017; so losing heart was certainly up for consideration…not just for me, but also for my family and our horse friends. They stood with us in the darkness stunned by the magnitude of what they were seeing. Saddened by the damage they saw yet again.
It might be easier to give up than to keep fighting to repair gates and fencing after each flood. But we can never give up loving these amazing horses. Five of the eight are rescues and all have brought joy to countless numbers of visitors.
The chains have been broken, the shackles released, the horses are temporarily on higher ground and like the Israelites we will move forward toward The Promised Land!
The road where we turned around that night, we later learned, was the same place a mother trying to move her SUV to higher ground was swept off a bridge and could not be rescued. I've cried for her and her family many times since that night. I don't know why things happen the way they do, but I believe in an all knowing, all caring, all loving Sovereign God. May He have great mercy on her family and be especially close to the broken-hearted.
The iPhone ping came in at 4:59 AM, exactly one minute before our scheduled departure at five. It was a notice from our bank warning us that we only had $27 in our checking account, significantly less than the $100 minimum we set up as an alert point. Ironically we were about to leave on a seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruise, a vacation that had been purchased months earlier when the bank balance was much higher.
I dug deep into my resolve, remembering the words in Proverbs 31. She laughs at the days to come.
I knew God had already been with us as we planned the trip. It was actually bought with someone else in mind. Circumstances changed and that someone decided not to go. And, even though the cruise coordinator assured me we could not get our money back, I asked if I could speak to a supervisor and explain our situation. While I was on hold, I got down on my knees and thanked God for his favor. When the coordinator returned to the line, she was way more astonished than I. "This has never happened before," she said, "but we are going to give you a full refund for the fourth person." It's times like this when I feel like it's okay to move forward. So despite no real desire to go on a cruise, except to take the person who now wasn't going, we were about to leave home.
"Is this a mistake? How did this happen?" These were among the questions my husband and I were asking ourselves, still mulling over the timetable of leaving on a vacation when the check we needed to pay additional expenses had not made it to the bank on time. We pondered all the possibilities and recognized that not going would only cause us to lose the money we had already spent and wouldn't do anything to help the situation with our account.
So, instead of stepping OUT of the boat on faith like the Apostle Peter, we stepped on to the boat knowing our financial circumstances were completely out of our control. Tropical music, the smell of sunscreen, and the unlimited food buffets went a long way in allowing us to forget our finances.
But, now seven months later, we're not so sure our trip had anything to do with our faith walk, our finances, or a family vacation.
Shortly after we settled into our new normal on the ship, a particular photographer captured our attention. And, a Divine Appointment started coming into focus.
I thought it was her haircut that caused her to stand out. She had those super short bangs cut straight across. But, the more we watched, the more it seemed her ability to be an amazing ambassador was what intrigued us. Out on open water, we saw her on the pool deck, the walking track, down on the dinner floors and then at the gangplank for destination stops. Each time, she was smiling and happy as she took hundreds of photos. Keep in mind, there are many other photographers on the ship but we just kept seeing the same one.
A Christmas concert, we would normally have not attended, ended up on our itinerary when the cruise director promised a snowfall. It did snow; it was spectacular, and there she was again taking photos in front of the tree. This time, we talked with her at length. What she shared with us is that, in order to take all of these family photos she has to leave her family, in the Ukraine. She's married, has a young son, and spends six months of every year on a ship along with her husband so they can earn enough money to support their little boy. Just as astonishing, she's only working as a photographer. In reality she's a singer. But, isn't everyone? We're from the Nashville area and…well, we've heard that story a few… dozen… hundred times.
We see her again and again…talk to her every chance we get…offer her encouragement… and continue on with our cruise.
The last day came quickly and, as usual, all those guests so anxious to get on the boat are just as much in a hurry to get off. So, we found the only seats available to wait it out and there she was once more. It seemed clear to all of us that at this point exchanging email addresses and Facebook information was quite appropriate. She showed us a photo of her little boy, we shared some pictures we took on the trip, and we said goodbye.
In the days that followed, we actually found her on YouTube and realized that this "would be singer" really IS a singer. There are several videos and hundreds of thousands of viewers. This beautiful young woman was working as a photographer on a Carnival Cruise Ship when she has an amazing voice and a large online following. There are so many shows that involve music; it just didn't make sense that she was taking pictures.
We had already been praying for her. But we decided it was time to go boldly to the Throne of Grace, as she so deserves to be recognized for the talent God has given her. Even so, there was still a heavy burden to say something, to do something, to reach out to Carnival on her behalf. So when our post cruise survey finally arrived, we took great pleasure in pleading for someone at the top to see the singer who was standing right there in front of them on their own ship.
And just as quickly as she first caught our attention, news came that she had been selected to sing…not on the ship we were on…not the one where she worked as a photographer. No, she was chosen and called to perform on one of the newest and best ships in the fleet.
Did our letter reach the executive branch at Carnival Cruise Lines? We have no idea. Did God answer months of prayers for Lidiia? Prayers were certainly answered, but I feel sure we weren't the only ones praying. The Bible tells us if we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our hearts. Lidiia delighted in the photography job God gave her to do, and she did it as if she were doing it for the Lord.
She messaged this week to let us know her first few shows went really well. It's still a bit surreal for her as it all happened so slow and yet so fast. Dreams that come true sometimes seem that way.
As I type this story, she is somewhere out in the Caribbean, in the center of a soundstage, on one of the newest and largest ships to set sail.
She's in the spotlight…she's singing…and this time someone is taking her photo.
arrived back home. The person who was supposed to go on the cruise was actually the one who took it to the bank for us. We had only one bill due, so I paid it with a ship to shore phone call, and laughed at the memory of our $27 bank balance.
There is a secret among some equine enthusiasts who desperately desire to own their first horse. One is good. But two are better. Three will love you. Four will thrill you. Five is uneven. And, six will complete you…unless you have room for one or two more.
We already had five horses when Willow came looking for me. She's a six-year-old quarter cross, (half Quarter horse/half Tennessee Walker) seized with several others in a serious neglect case.
Since she was strong enough to survive on her own, rescuers attended to the sicker horses, and let her go out to graze.
An unexpected email in my inbox asking if I might be interested in this black beauty peaked my curiosity. Since I didn't go "looking" for her I thought it was safe to say this might be part of a grander plan. So, I put out a fleece like Gideon did in the Old Testament book of Judges. I asked God to confirm for me if I should attempt to take this untrained horse home. In my mind, if she let me halter her, and obeyed a few simple commands, then I had God's "go-ahead" and Willow was mine.
She did everything I asked and I accepted her obedience as a big bold YES from God.
attempts to load on the trailer. Three stressful hours later, with much persuasion, she finally submitted; but by then I was having second thoughts. The entire painful process left me walking on wobbly knees of wavering faith.
By the time we got home she had settled down, she unloaded gracefully, walked slowly into the round pen, and posed for pictures.
Then the rains came, the snow blew in, and the ground froze up.
By the time the ground thawed all that was left was thick, slick, mud.
too dangerous to work with her. So, she stood her ground and I stood mine, squaring off like two gunslingers at high noon. I would move to the right, she would move to the left. I would move to the left, she would move to the right. I would reach for her halter and she would tremble and turn away.
One friend recommended a natural supplement that would help calm her…it worked wonders…for two days.
Another person suggested I ignore her, walk away, and let her stew in her own stubbornness. I did. She did. It only worked once.
And finally another friend said, "This might not work. You may have to admit it was a mistake and send her back." Thank God He does not feel that way about me. I probably would have been returned a long time ago.
Since I am, at best, an amateur, I consulted a professional. The trainer recommended I be the only one to feed and water Willow so she would see I was now her sole source of survival.
Willow understood. But, she is very smart and by Day 17 she was only inching up to the bucket of oats. She shuddered at the slightest move of my hand as I made many attempts to touch her.
Remember, this is a horse I haltered and took for a walk the very first day.
Since I believed God had given me the go-ahead to bring her home, I assumed she would respond to my requests. I was praying the whole time, but while I was dropping to my knees, my mind was already outside in the round pen. And, I struggled.
One hundred days is the amount of time some of the Mustang tamers take…so that was the amount of time I told my friends and family I was prepared to train. What I really meant was more like two weeks.
If you only read my horse stories you might think me a failure. I sometimes feel like a failure; well actually I feel that way a lot. But, then I go over to see the other horses and I am reminded to take my time and trust. As my husband gives me a leg up and I hop on our horse Judah who stands perfectly still out in the middle of our pasture…the wind blows, the sun beams down, and I thank God for the moment… remembering that in some ways Judah was once worse than Willow. It took me months to catch her and a couple of years before she decided she was as hopelessly in love with me as I was with her.
Judah still walks away from me at times…she heads out as far away as she can get only to discover there is no one out there who will clean those little boogie things out of her eyes, there is no one to dig the packed mud out of her big flat feet, there is no one to prick the ends of their fingers picking cockleburs from her mane and tail… and she returns. She nudges me with her nose, let's me kiss all over her face, bears up under the full body hugs I press against her neck, and she fully submits to the fact that I am her Alpha.
So I decide yet again, to submit to mine. Every day I try to inquire of the Lord. There are days, sometimes weeks, when I don't work with Willow. I try to be patient. She seems to be learning from the herd, so I let it be. There are other days when we accomplish what I consider to be serious milestones in her training. We are not all the way there. But the difficulties continue to draw me and I inquire again and again.
Willow is becoming more social, allowing others besides me to groom, feed, and lead her.
dear friend, I rode her in a few round pen circles. You can tell she's a bit confused but she remained calm. We brought her home in December and I didn't get to ride her for the first (2nd, 3rd, 4th…) times until September. I've now fully accepted that horse training cannot be measured in hours, but understanding…hers and mine.
There were many late nights listening to praise music together. Mornings when all I did was sit close by and let her relax on my watch. I still find myself bypassing the prayers and running right out to the pen, anxious to see what we can accomplish. But, every time I think, "I've got this," God reminds me that I train on his terms and his timetable. He's going to do a mighty work in Willow. I can sense it. And, so, I wait.
how much we know, we still have to be reminded.
What is He teaching you?
What draws you to Him time and again?
Do you inquire of Him or go it alone?
Sometimes, trust is the only thing that stands between us, and the life we were meant to live. Or a stubborn streak keeps us from seeing what God has for us. Even worse, rebellion blocks our view, when what is waiting for us is not only what we need, but what we want.
We just fought our way through three days in a desert of distrust…Moses and me…my dad…the owners of Sycamore Valley Ranch, a couple of friends, a new vet, a vet tech, a fellow boarder and then there were the well-wishers and YouTube trainers…and count on it, this "horse tale" will preach!
It all started with an opportunity to move our horses closer to home. The decision to leave an amazing ranch was difficult enough, without Moses making the most of every opportunity to stay. But, divine encounters, are often unexpected…and interruptions, in our normal routines, almost always tell us more about ourselves than our momentary circumstances ever could.
Moses has never had trailer trouble, as far as we know. When we went to get our foster horse, on a cold and rainy day in March, he was ready for a ride. So it never even occurred to us what we were going to encounter, or how his resistance would cause us to question the bigger message in the mess. Much like his namesake, our Moses did not react the same way twice.
In Exodus 17, God told the original Moses to "strike" a rock in order to get water. And, he did. But, flip over to Numbers 20 when God tells Moses to "speak" to the rock and, we find out, he didn't. His willful disobedience was one of the worst things that could have happened to him. Continue into the book of Deuteronomy and we discover that Moses got to see The Promised Land, but he never got to put his foot in it. Forty years in the desert and a lack of trust, stubbornness, or all out rebellion kept his feet firmly planted in the wilderness.
And that brings us back to our Moses. His feet were planted right outside the horse trailer where I threatened many times to leave him. He had watched his brother, Gideon, get on the trailer and head for home. Shadow, Star and Judah all jumped right on. But, Moses, well, he was having none of it. If you're a horse person, I can almost hear you saying, "I've never seen a horse I couldn't load onto a trailer." We had those same discussions. Pressure/release, endless lunging, Join Up, small trailer, large trailer, withholding and reward, making the wrong thing hard, the right thing easy, and I could keep going. It didn't work with Moses. His mind was made up. Despite visual signs of depression, due to being separated from his herd, he wouldn't go.
I don't doubt there might have been some fear associated with the situation. My Dad jokes that Moses saw the others leave on the trailer and not come back, so he wasn't about to get on and go. But, what I saw was an obstinate, determined, rebellious, willful, disobedient horse that is normally gentle, well-mannered, and the first to meet you in the pasture. So, why would this happen? We all asked ourselves that more than once during the time it took to bring this bad boy back around to our way of thinking.
And, yes, we prayed. We rebuked. We laid hands on his self-inflicted injuries. Rebellion can be very painful. In the end, God answered our prayers. Moses didn't have a change of heart and hop on the trailer, like we all hoped. But, God did send a compassionate, caring, veterinarian to help us and to help Moses. How do we know God sent him? Well, maybe it's because he just happened to be coming to see another horse at the exact time we ran out of strength, energy and determination. The Doc offered to give Moses a small injection of sleepy meds, like they often use to load race horses, but even then, it still took six of us to hoist Moses' 835-pound body up into the trailer.
The medication wore off quickly. Moses enjoyed a little "Scooby Snack" on his way home and, when he stepped off the trailer 35 minutes later… there was his family… his herd…running to meet him.
I've heard two messages on endurance since all this happened and one message on how I need to trust. So, trust me, Moses, I'm wide-awake and listening!
Is there some area of your life you are refusing to surrender?
Do you feel afraid, stubborn or rebellious?
It's okay, God is amazingly patient.
But, the sooner you come around to his way of thinking, the better off you will be!!
If not for the 25th chapter of the book of Psalm, the confrontation would have come as a complete shock. But that morning, as I busied myself with the routine of feeding, mucking and watering, the reminder to do my Bible study kept pressing on my mind. I finally set all the chores aside and submitted.
The words written on the tattered and torn pages were a warning to my heart and soul. And, so, instead of going forward ill prepared, I put on the full armor of God and waited for what was about to happen.
I almost laugh every time I think back on it because, somehow, I think we all thought it had something to do with us. And, maybe, at some point, it had. Maybe there were things said, and done, that had set the course in action. But, in the end, as in the beginning, it was a test and God was offering us a choice.
I am grateful for the compassion of the one who had to tell me I was losing my job. I am grateful for the honest words I was allowed to speak. I am most grateful for the peace that passed all understanding at a time I could have chosen a much different path. In the natural, my normal reaction might have been anger and resentment. It would not have been unlike me to say things I would later regret. But, in the presence of a Holy God, I did my best to remain silent and wait.
There were bouts of blame. I mainly blamed myself. And, even though I participated in parties of pondering…who, why, what, where and when…I was quickly reminded to go back to The Word. The next few weeks were spent about as close as I could get to the One who warned me, the One who already knew, the One who would know what to do next. There were days of grief, sorrow and repentance. There were times spent praying for those who made the decision. There were messages of hope, sent periodically, by those who knew I needed encouragement.
At every turn, I asked God to please tell me what to do before I hit the deadline to pack up and leave. In response, God made me wait even longer. He showed me that His plan had a purpose and that He was not bound by a date circled on the calendar. He brought me out…so He could bring me in. And this time, I trusted. I watched. And, I waited. There were so many things He could have done…so many things I thought He was going to do. But His way has brought more happiness than I had even imagined.
But I find that voice can always be silenced by going to God, by staying in The Word, by watching, by waiting, by also recognizing the voices of those who try to convince you to do it their way.
This time I did it HIS way and I have in fact received an amazing reward!
If you are facing a time of uncertainty, a disappointment, an unexpected occurrence, or any change in your life that has left you afraid and confused, lift up your head.
He is the light. He sees, He knows, He has the answers.
Just wait. No matter how long He takes.
He may not be early, but He is never late!
The first ride of the day often starts with a horse sneezing on the back of our bare legs. It's usually followed by horse hooves kicking hot sand a couple of feet in the air to stick and stay right below the back of our knees. The grains of sand that aren't picked up like little hitchhikers jump in the back of our boots. Sweat is already seeping into our socks to join the water sloshed in there that morning while we were filling eight individual buckets. We're about to take a test ride around the arena to see if we dare leave the safety of the sand and the security of the fencing. And, it is now when the stress level slowly begins to creep its way up.
Children who sometimes boast of their riding skills realize they are still beginners. Those who have taken English lessons on a tight rein try to wrap their understanding around a Western trail horse that wants the freedom of its mouth. And while many kids ride for the very first time, thrilled with what is finally happening, others are in tears begging to be brought back down on solid ground.
There are four of us. Two directors. Two counselors. There are 16 of them. Eight kids. Eight horses. We usually have 20-30 minutes to get all the kids on a horse, get them going in the same direction, get them to listen to us (the kids and the horses) and override each and every opportunity our equine friends find for mischief. You know the old saying, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink"? Well, it's true! It's also bankable information that you can take well-trained horses, put them in random riding situations every hour for five hours, and see them react in ways that will either throw your heart into overdrive or melt it in one memorable moment. Our emotions, if monitored during one ride, would look like an electrocardiogram right before a heart attack. The intensity can be indescribable, while the satisfaction at the end of a good ride can be quite soothing. But, what is constant in our world of unknown equestrian circumstances is a greeting we often receive, if and when, we venture out of the arena onto the open trails.
The young woman easily voted Counselor of the Year at our children's farm day camp is so full of light that she helps all of us walk right out of the darkness. Just those two words, "Hi friends," spoken in genuine kindness, sincere sweetness and a directness that makes you feel as if you are here among the best of friends…those two little words carry amazing power. We see her, we hear her, and we know her heart for the children, the horses and us; and, with those words, our fear washes away, our stress is released, and even our legs, still gripping grains of sand, feel strong and determined to walk the road ahead.
In a place where my words look for ways to join in the cacophony of complaints, Miranda chooses her words carefully. She is quick to listen and slow to speak, and like Proverbs 12:18 tells us, her wise words bring healing.
If asked about her life, I would have supposed she had an idyllic childhood. I would have further ventured to guess that she has been so much the center of someone's attention, the art of making other people feel special, just came naturally to her. But what I've found out is that her life has not always been fairy tales and princesses. She's had some struggles along the way…she rises above them. Instead of focusing on herself and "what could have been," what "might have been," or what "she may have missed," she looks out ahead of herself for the next face she's about to see.
During a recent late night dinner, a bunch of us were gathered around a table at a 24-Hour Steak and Shake. I was on the opposite end and wasn't always privy to her conversations. The next day, I was told she engaged others in a way they had never experienced. Full on, eye-to-eye, completely engrossed in what they were saying and obviously, genuinely interested. Those who might have felt awkward, uncomfortable, or on the outside of the little group, were immediately put at ease, welcomed in, and not just made a part, but an important part of all that was happening.
In a world war-torn by angry and aggressive words, where what we want to say often outweighs what others might care to contribute, she honors others above herself.
It's why we all wanted to spend time with her. It's why the kids clung to her, crying, begging, and not wanting to leave even though it was time to board the buses.
The horses are grazing gracefully in the pasture as if nothing ever happened.
And, Miranda's life is about to change. She's on her way to a big exciting city to pursue a graduate degree in social work. She's confessed her fears and little bouts of anxiety. Still, she knows not to worry about tomorrow, for God has promised tomorrow will take care of itself.
Her wise words will bring healing in her new exciting city as they did at our dusty hot summer camp. Proverbs 13:2 tells us she will be blessed because of the words she chooses. Just those two words that wield such amazing power.


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Obama Expands Bush Data Mining Program
Apparently, it's not just reporters whose phone logs the Obama administration is tracking.
James Joyner · Thursday, June 6, 2013 · 83 comments
Apparently, it's not just reporters whose phone logs the Obama administration is tracking.
Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian ("NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily"):
The National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of US customers of Verizon, one of America's largest telecoms providers, under a top secret court order issued in April.
The order, a copy of which has been obtained by the Guardian, requires Verizon on an "ongoing, daily basis" to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its systems, both within the US and between the US and other countries.
The document shows for the first time that under the Obama administration the communication records of millions of US citizens are being collected indiscriminately and in bulk – regardless of whether they are suspected of any wrongdoing.
The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Fisa) granted the order to the FBI on April 25, giving the government unlimited authority to obtain the data for a specified three-month period ending on July 19.
Under the terms of the blanket order, the numbers of both parties on a call are handed over, as is location data, call duration, unique identifiers, and the time and duration of all calls. The contents of the conversation itself are not covered.
The disclosure is likely to reignite longstanding debates in the US over the proper extent of the government's domestic spying powers.
Under the Bush administration, officials in security agencies had disclosed to reporters the large-scale collection of call records data by the NSA, but this is the first time significant and top-secret documents have revealed the continuation of the practice on a massive scale under President Obama.
The unlimited nature of the records being handed over to the NSA is extremely unusual. Fisa court orders typically direct the production of records pertaining to a specific named target who is suspected of being an agent of a terrorist group or foreign state, or a finite set of individually named targets.
NYT ("U.S. Is Secretly Collecting Records of Verizon Calls"):
The Obama administration is secretly carrying out a domestic surveillance program under which it is collecting business communications records involving Americans under a hotly debated section of the Patriot Act, according to a highly classified court order disclosed on Wednesday night.
The order, signed by Judge Roger Vinson of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in April, directs a Verizon Communications subsidiary, Verizon Business Network Services, to turn over "on an ongoing daily basis" to the National Security Agency all call logs "between the United States and abroad" or "wholly within the United States, including local telephone calls."
The order does not apply to the content of the communications.
Verizon Business Network Services is one of the nation's largest telecommunications and Internet providers for corporations. It is not clear whether similar orders have gone to other parts of Verizon, like its residential or cellphone services, or to other telecommunications carriers. The order prohibits its recipient from discussing its existence, and representatives of both Verizon and AT&T declined to comment Wednesday evening.
Naturally, civil libertarians are concerned.
The ACLU ("Massive NSA Phone Data-Mining Operation Revealed"):
"From a civil liberties perspective, the program could hardly be any more alarming. It's a program in which some untold number of innocent people have been put under the constant surveillance of government agents," said Jameel Jaffer, American Civil Liberties Union deputy legal director. "It is beyond Orwellian, and it provides further evidence of the extent to which basic democratic rights are being surrendered in secret to the demands of unaccountable intelligence agencies."
"Now that this unconstitutional surveillance effort has been revealed, the government should end it and disclose its full scope, and Congress should initiate a full investigation," said Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel with the ACLU Washington Legislative Office. "This disclosure also highlights the growing gap between the public's and the government's understandings of the many sweeping surveillance authorities enacted by Congress. Since 9/11, the government has increasingly classified and concealed not just facts, but the law itself. Such extreme secrecy is inconsistent with our democratic values of open government and accountability."
AP has the White House story:
The White House on Thursday defended the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, calling such information "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats."
While defending the practice, a senior Obama administration official did not confirm a newspaper report that the NSA has been collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top secret court order.
The administration official said, "On its face, the order reprinted in the article does not allow the government to listen in on anyone's telephone calls."
Despite my libertarian leanings, I'm not convinced this is outrageous. As with the Bush program, it strikes me as potentially defensible depending on how it's used. That is, I have no inherent problem with pure "data mining." If all the government is doing is collecting mass amounts of phone record data and then sifting it using computer algorithms for patterns that comport with known terrorist habits, I'm not sure why that's problematic. Nobody's privacy is meaningfully invaded if that's all that's happening. If, on the other hand, individuals are being targeted without reasonable suspicion and the mass collection is a way to get around the requirement to prove the need for a warrant, then this is outrageous and unconstitutional. And, of course, even if the intent is the former, the mere possession of this information leads to the possibility of rogue agents abusing it. But that may well be outweighed by the intelligence value.
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Rick DeMent says:
Thursday, 6 June 2013 at 08:59
I was under the impression that this is the Bush Program that was renewed in 2007 over the objection of no one other then socialist Democrats.
OzarkHillbilly says:
the mass collection is a way to get around the requirement to prove the need for a warrant,
They got a FISA warrant as I understand it.
Paul L. says:
Love seeing the progressives/Obots who wet themselves over the "Bush warrantless wiretapping" now defend the practice and say it is still not as bad as Bush's
stonetools says:
Joshua Foust has made the definitive post on this.
Bottom line, it is Congress (and we the people really) who have legislated and authorized this every step of the way. The nub:
3. All of the opprobrium you should feel at the government's ridiculously broad surveillance powers needs to be directed at CONGRESS, which keeps approving them while voting they stay secret.
If all the government is doing is collecting mass amounts of phone record data[…]
The data being collected includes data plan usage as well. I'd presume that means iOS and Android device usage data although the scope of what that means is still unclear. (At least to me.)
mantis says:
@Paul L.:
Explain how monitoring actual communication (phone, internet, email, text messaging) without a warrant is comparable to collecting phone records (just call records, no content) with a warrant. If you can't do that, then you may be on your way to understanding the difference. I won't hold my breath, Idiot King.
Christopher Bowen says:
The mere notion that this is defensible strikes me as a strange statement. The mere possibility of what you describe as 'rogue agents' using it is specifically why this program should immediately be terminated and all call data be destroyed. There is simply no reason to collect my cell data; I'm not being accused of a crime. And even if I was, that kind of collection would violate what little is left of the fourth amendment.
Furthermore, it doesn't even make sense from a security standpoint! When everyone is a suspect, no one is a suspect because there's simply no way to look at everything that's happening.
James Pearce (Formerly Known as Herb) says:
Not only that, but from what I understand this request was shortly after, and in the context of, the Boston Marathon Bombing.
That and it was only approved for three months? Sounds like they're looking for something specific….
G.A.Phillips says:
lol, the war on terror is over unless you happen to be TEA Party, or anyone else Obama feels the need to spy on as a terrorist.
I will now start all phone conversations with "Larry and Barry went up the hill-both with a rock and a lighter-Larry cam down with a mouth full of man juice."
Um, was that to racy James? If so just delete it:)
If this is with a warrant, fine, assuming some judge isn't just acting like a rubber stamp. If this is without a warrant, sorry but I do actually have a problem with it. Who I make phone calls to could be used against me for political and other non-criminal reasons.
Tillman says:
@stonetools: I think I most appreciate the following:
7. No one will respond to this by voting out their representatives or Senators during the next election because, despite the temporary outcry, Americans (including the Congressmen and Senators who tried to add amendments) don't care about this very much.
8. None of you will stop voluntarily giving Verizon (or AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, etc.) your personal information out of the fear that they might be legally compelled to hand it over to an intelligence agency through a legal process. Because, at the end of the day, you really don't care about this very much either. At least, you don't care enough to go out of your way to change it.
@mantis:
You are overlooking one thing about the "inconsequential" phone records Obot.
Bush-era was one-party foreign originating overseas. This is both-party domestic.
NSA's Verizon Spying Order Specifically Targeted Americans, Not Foreigners
From millions of us? I guess the Muslim true believer problem in this country is as big as I kind of thought it was…
Heck, maybe all these people had orders in for or had been extras in the Anti Islam Video. Then I could understand the secret spying and data gathering.
lol…Maybe Obama was talking a secret poll to see if the American people wanted a paid top tier propagandist and political hack for NSA that shines up like a new penny when you put lipstick on her?
Or an anti Jew for, oh, just, like , say, every other post and or position he has open?
assuming some judge isn't just acting like a rubber stamp.
Or one that they finally found that was drunk enough to sign it.
@James Pearce (Formerly Known as Herb):
Sounds like they're looking for something specific….
That's the thing we don't know–this order was obviously issued in conjunction with something, but we don't know what that something is. We have no context within which to place it.
That doesn't stop people from creating their own, of course, so now we have Verizon helping the government monitor all our communications all the time, etc.
James in Silverdale, WA says:
Who has the ability to verify exactly what data is being captured? Are we to just accept the word of the data-miners? The court is secret. The program is secret. You have the robot Lindsay Graham gladly handing over his records to Verizon because "he has nothing to hide."
Congress must act to take back these powers. Seat grand juries today to probe matters of war crimes.
James Joyner says:
@OzarkHillbilly: A blanket warrant for mass data collection, not a warrant to spy on individual people. I'm not too worried about the former.
@Christopher Bowen: Verizon already has the information and the same possibility for abuse. NSA computers may well be able to make great use of masses of data. My point is that it's possible that there are no individual suspects; that they're looking for patterns, not individual records.
@stonetools: I think that's right. It's the same as the drone program: The only people concerned are either partisans or specialists; the mass public will put up with a lot in the name of security.
@James in Silverdale, WA: This worries me as well. Indeed, as with the Bush program, that was always my problem: it's quite possible that it was not only benign but hugely helpful; but how the hell do we know?
We should also understand that what they are getting is not content, but call histories, which most of us don't care about. On Froust's post, one commenter challenged other to post his call history, and the other complied. Here it is:
DateTimeDestinationNumberCall TypeMinutesCharges4/30/135:52 PMIncoming201-606-50672-5/01/1310:15 AM1-866 #866-454-25221-5/01/134:27 PMIncoming704-909-03262-5/01/134:30 PMCharlotte, NC704-909-0326(A)
16-5/01/134:42 PMIncoming704-909-0326(A)
23-5/01/135:05 PMVm Retrieval123(G)
2-5/02/138:45 PMNew York, NY646-873-60291-5/04/136:23 AMIncoming443-472-61762-5/04/136:38 AMNew York, NY917-428-83801-5/04/136:40 AMIncoming917-428-83803-5/04/133:14 PMIncoming415-793-52642-5/05/1310:14 PMNew York, NY917-547-87601-5/09/132:21 PMIncoming802-863-96004-5/09/137:32 PMIncoming347-722-5001(F)
1-5/09/137:38 PMNew York, NY917-539-7567(F)
1-5/09/137:53 PMIncoming917-601-9531(F)
1-5/10/1312:03 AMIncoming917-547-87601-5/10/138:13 PMBrainerd, MN218-821-13791-5/12/138:39 AMNew York, NY917-720-816534-5/13/137:27 PMIncoming424-644-940
While I wouldn't have posted such info, I really can't see this as all that sensitive, especially since you don't have names and addresses to go along with it.
@Mikey:
We don't, that's true, but the folks with all the proper security clearances know exactly what this is about, what they're looking for, and so does the judge who approved the FISA warrant.
I'll admit….I'm willing to give Obama the benefit of the doubt on this one. Not just because of my political loyalties, but because of the guy's established record.
@Tillman:
This is a meaningless statement, unless the person running against my Rep is opposed to this program. I don't even know who is running against my rep yet, and I can tell you that he will support it. So voting out my representative because I'm angry about this is nonsensical.
Nothing to see here, move along. Obama apologists will forgive this administration for anything, up to and including POTUS raping a 7-year old girl live on national TV while simultaneously strangling a bald eagle. This administration has no shame.
gVOR08 says:
I'm afraid I see this as outrageous, but too expected for me to get outraged at this late date. I've assumed since the Patriot Act that they're reading my email. Phone records is new, but hardly surprising.
Feinstein and Chambliss are apparently confirming this is a seven year old program. I haven't seen any claim that it's been expanded. However, it's been secret, so who knows. I wish Obama had killed this. Now he's going to take the heat for a Bush initiative. And as others have observed, it's really Congress's fault.
@stonetools:
The problem is that this data could establish patterns that have to do with things other than terrorism. What if it establishes the pattern of a drug dealer? You think the NSA wouldn't turn that data over to the DEA? Are we sure? When they they finally released the data on NSLs back in 2008 or 9, it turned out that over 90% of them were used in drug investigations, not terrorism.
Dave D says:
@Franklin: The FISA court is a rubber stamp it has rejected 11 warrants since its founding.
http://epic.org/privacy/wiretap/stats/fisa_stats.html
No, I'm not. Do you have a point?
By the way, you neglected to even attempt to explain how the two are comparable. Use the word "warrant" in your answer.
When they they finally released the data on NSLs back in 2008 or 9, it turned out that over 90% of them were used in drug investigations, not terrorism.
Yeah, well, the average joe won't have a problem with the info being used to lock up drug dealers.
I think that the civil liberties specialists will wring their hands about this, the right wingers will express vociferous support, the public will yawn, and a week from now it will go down the memory hole.
@James Pearce (Formerly Known as Herb): One interesting point about the order–it orders Verizon's business communications arm, Business Network Services, to turn over the records. You know who has a whole lot of traffic going through Verizon Business Network Services?
The federal government, including all the big three-letter agencies.
This is a meaningless statement, unless the person running against my Rep is opposed to this program.
And he would be opposed to the program if there was political gain in opposing it. It would resonate with voters, and it would sway their decisions at the polls. No one cares that much, so it won't be an election issue.
You're putting the cart before the horse in arguing that you wouldn't have a choice to begin with, when the choices you are offered in an election are based on what the majority of the public wants from its elected representatives. If a majority doesn't care, it doesn't get brought up.
@stonetools: Sadly, I hope you're right. But I fear the Rs will try to push Bush's involvement down the memory hole and start talking about impeachment.
anjin-san says:
@ James Pearce (Formerly Known as Herb)
I'll admit….I'm willing to give Obama the benefit of the doubt on this one.
I'm not sure if I am. He seems to be making moves to reel in the worst excesses of the war on terror, so I guess we wait and see about this. We opened Pandora's Box with the "Patriot Act" – it's notoriously difficult to undo what has been done in these sorts of cases.
It is interesting to observe the howls of outrage from Fox News, the head cheerleader for Bush's assault on civil liberties and privacy.
Dave Schuler says:
James, how would you reconcile the Supreme Court's finding in Kyllo v. United States with this practice? In Kyllo the Court found that thermal imaging could not be used to monitor an individual's home without a warrant. It would seem bizarre to me that similar imaging could be used without any warrant.
How great a distance is it from thermal imaging to data mining? To my mind the principle is very much the same.
I understand an appeal to efficacy or practicality. At what point do such appeals end?
rudderpedals says:
Isn't the fix here really simple? These are essentially pen registers, covered by the Wiretap Act and ECPA before the misleadingly named PATRIOT act fell into our laps. Righties should lobby Cantor and lefties like me Reid to repeal the abusive aspects of the PATRIOT act.
Sam Malone says:
GA Phillips sez:
"…Or one that they finally found that was drunk enough to sign it…"
Yeah…turns out it was the same drunk that said Obamacare was Unconstitutional.
As stupid as his avatar is ugly.
If this is more than collecting data and looking for patterns…then there is potentially a big problem. I'll wait and see how this develops.
I must say that I still trust this administration far more than the one that allowed 9.11 on their watch, invaded Iraq on trumped-up evidence, institutionalized torture, outed a covert operative, and wiretapped without warrants. But I'm willing to allow for the possibility that's just me.
The "average joe" probably supports throwing away the great majority of our constitutional rights for various reasons. I don't think that "the average joe would support this" is a valid way to argue when certain actions run afoul of the Constitution.
Our constitutional protections are not up for a popular vote, unless there's a constitutional amendment that's in the process of being ratified that I'm not aware of.
A fun take on this:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/06/beyond-orwellian-nsa-aclu-phone-verizon-obama.html
@rudderpedals:
Righties should lobby Cantor
HAHAHAHA.
That's a real thigh slapper there.
For the record, most House Democrats voted against-and most House Republicans for-the 2011 extension to the Patriot Act.
In The Senate,23 Dems voted against but the majority voted for , joining all the Republicans .
@Dave Schuler:
In Kyllo the Court found that thermal imaging could not be used to monitor an individual's home without a warrant. It would seem bizarre to me that similar imaging could be used without any warrant.
How great a distance is it from thermal imaging to data mining?
Depends. How many metropolitan areas are they aiming gigantic thermal imaging cameras at?
Apparently the courts are just fine with the Patriot Act and associated legislation and so is a majority of Congress.
@anjin-san:
I'm not sure if I am. He seems to be making moves to reel in the worst excesses of the war on terror,
Heck, man, I would say Obama's excesses are just as bad, if not worse in some cases, as Bush's. Commando raids into Pakistan? That's bold….
The main difference with Bush? The excesses come with successes. This is how the War on Terror should have been fought from the get-go.
Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan defended the telephone records collection at a Capitol Hill news conference on Thursday. He said the information culled from the records enabled U.S. authorities to stop a "significant case.
So…if it is in fact effective…and in fact has Judicial oversight…what-thinks-ye-now???
I fail to see how this is anything other than a general warrant.
@Sam Malone:
There are a lot of things they could do that would be effective, which are appalling and odious to our rights against search and seizure. Effectiveness is unrelated to it's constitutionality.
And on the "judicial oversight"? Please. There couldn't be a more rubberized stamp than the FISA courts. How many warrants have they ever rejected?
john personna says:
I think it is a big privacy loss (for reasons below), but I kind of see it just as "Privacy is Dead, Episode 23."
I do think it's bigger than James does though because while in theory there is just a sea of boring data that only robots troll … that is only in the default case. Constant collection means that a mere interest by law enforcement can open up a full and increasingly specific history on an individual.
It may require a warrant for a sheriff to put a GPS tracker on your car, but oops, Verizon can give him the same data for the asking.
(The key thing, as I read this, is that time and location data are freely available as a result of the general warrant. Full stop.)
@Sam Malone: So…if it is in fact effective…and in fact has Judicial oversight…what-thinks-ye-now???
No better. Netcams in every home would also be effective and the PATRIOT act secrecies would support this judge's blessing were he to handle the ruling.
Matt Bernius posed a similar dilemma in yesterday's TIGTA article where the screening that picked on Tea Party Patriots and the like was highly effective, 90% of the applications reporting forbidden activities.
michael reynolds says:
@john personna:
I have pretty much given up on any notion of complete privacy going forward. And it's not the government and phone records that concern me. Google knows a hundred times more about me and you than the government does. Phone logs? Please. Google knows your hopes, your dreams, your sexual fantasies, the names of old girlfriends and enemies. Google doesn't just know who you call but why.
We are primed by Mr. Orwell to fear Big Brother, but we don't seem concerned that the biggest brother of all sits in Mountain View collecting unimaginably complete pictures if every aspect of out lives.
@michael reynolds:
And there is a federal judge that disagrees with you.I've looked at a lot of blogs, including law blogs. No one sees this as a violation of the law as currently written.Here's the reality:
Congress has previously passed up opportunities to compel public disclosure about the breadth of domestic surveillance operations. Last December, Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon attempted to amend federal law to force the government to disclose more about the secret intelligence court's interpretations of the executive branch's surveillance powers. His amendment was voted down 37-54, with only three Republicans in support.
Another amendment, proposed by Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, would have compelled the NSA to give an estimate of how often the NSA ends up collecting information on Americans–a request the NSA had previously refused to fulfill on the Orwellian grounds that it would violate Americans' privacy for the agency to disclose how often it spies on them.
That amendment was also rejected, 43-52, with most Republicans in the chamber voting against it.
While the breadth of the NSA's request could lead to harsh condemnations from legislators, most senators, and the vast majority of Republicans in the chamber, are on record voting to prevent Americans from knowing anything about it. California Senator Dianne Feinstein suggested during the debate that her Senate colleagues trying to amend the FISA law believed that "that this country no longer needs to fear an attack."
What we have is a law passed by a bipartisan majority-although mostly Republican- and upheld by a (majority Republican) federal judiciary. What this tells me is that the public favors these laws right now-and the judiciary does too.
Well the Republicans certainly do.
What you just posted is not a legal analysis. It is simply a rehashing of the votes in Congress. You don't have to tell me how Congress voted on this, I am well aware, and wrote my rep and both of the senators each time reauthorization came up.
Google has no legal power over you. They can't throw you in prison, they can't send a swat team to your house, and they can't seize all of your possessions. All google can do is try to sell me stuff.
I get your point, but it would be a mistake to think that a lack of rejections indicates the FISA process is a rubber stamp. It may be imperfect, but the FISA courts are indeed judicial review.
If they approve the warrants, it may just mean that law enforcement agencies are putting in the due diligence. We'd like to think these guys are pros, right? The one that got rejected? That was submitted by an amateur.
Constant collection means that a mere interest by law enforcement can open up a full and increasingly specific history on an individual.
Which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing if that individual were involved in planning terrorist attacks.
I know people who obtain FISA warrants. Absent a true emergency (which are very few and far between), the process takes between six and nine months. The requirements are arduous and painstakingly detailed.
It's not a "rubber stamp," I assure you.
Oh wow, thanks, my mind is at ease.
slothtop says:
I'm not sure this is an expansion, but merely continuation. This article from 2006 talks about the NSA intercepting domestic communications. I'm not sure how this is different.
http://yahoo.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-10-nsa_x.htm?csp=1
I know people who obtain FISA warrants.
Do they confirm the 90:10 drug:terror ratio Ben indicated from the national security letter report?
One idea that I wish would just die a welcome, long-overdue death is this stuff about how private companies can do X to make money but –oh my god– it's beyond the pale when the government does the very same thing to save lives.
It's true…Google cannot throw you in jail. But then again, we can't vote Google out of office, can we?
@rudderpedals: Some may be drug-trafficking related, I don't know. My experience is in other areas.
@Ben: Not sure if that's sarcasm, but I thought I would give the perspective of someone who has actual experience dealing with the requirements. You're free to accept that, or not, as you like.
While I think that's right, it's irrelevant. The entire point of a written Constitution and Bill of Rights is to constrain the power of government to do things the majority wants.
Not to mention there is no actual division.
How hard do you think it is for government to be one client among many for Google's legally obtained data?
I am sure the CIA is a client for Iranian search data.
[I knew a Persian who claimed that nuclear scientists were Googling what they were working on.]
@Mikey: I suppose the only people who'd know the breakdown are the FISA court admin Judges and clerks themselves, and they're not talking. Look at it from an outsider's perspective. From here it's a kafkaesque nightmare of secret non-adversarial proceedings totally foreign to the fundamental due process right to be heard.
@rudderpedals: I understand, it is at odds with the principle of open government, and it is difficult for someone like me to reassure someone like you, or Ben, because I can't really say any more than I already have. And you don't know me from Adam.
What does FISA stand for?
Use the word "warrant" in your answer.
Please explain how a warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act covers anyone who are not involved with "foreign powers" and "agents of foreign powers like Americans, Not Foreigners targeted should not be considered a overreach/misuse of the law?
@James Joyner:
True. And the branch of government charged with interpreting the Constitution has determined that what the government is doing is lawful and constitutional.Your opinion might be different, but you know what they say about opinions….
There's really one solution, and that's electing legislators who agree with you that the law goes too far and should be repealed. Now unfortunately for you, James, most of those legislators are going to be Democrats.A Democratic majority House would have sunsetted the law in 2011, but your team voted for the laws to continue.
Your move.
@Mikey: I think it's pretty cool that you take the time to meaningfully engage discussion with a persona named after a flight control. This stuff is way outside of my bailiwick but I start from the assumption that the career people are there because they believe in doing good and actually do good.
I suppose I'm more concerned about the captured data escaping into insecure hands than the risk of nefarious doings by authorized folk.
Ben Wolf says:
The issue is not necessarily that the government has been obtaining this particular data. The issue is the government continues to expand its surveillance of us further and further and further. Nine years ago we were assured this sort of thing would only be targeted at foreign suspects, just as we were told the Patriot Act would never be used for anything other than serious national security threats, just as we were told the government would not store data in the long-term on U.S. citizens.
Each time the government pushes our civil liberties back just a little bit we say, "That's not so bad". And then later it pushes a little more. Had the government announced in 2002 that its domestic spying programs as they currently exist were the goal, Congress and voters would have been up in arms. But we're gradually conditioned to passively accept these ever-growing intrusions.
I'd like those of you who suggest this isn't that big a deal, or that Obama should get a pass to state specifically where you draw the line. At what point will you say the government has gone to far? And you'd better think about it before answering, because we will get there someday.
@Paul L.: @Paul L.:
Good question. SCOTUS is fine with it, though:
The Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling in a case that challenged a Bush-era law (the FISA Amendments Act), retroactively giving telecommunications firms—including Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T—legal immunity after performing warrantless wiretapping at the government's request.
The case, Hepting v. AT&T, was a class-action suit filed in 2006 by the American Civil Liberties Union and Electronic Frontier Foundation on behalf of customers. They originally sought billions of dollars in damages by arguing the telecom firms violated both users' privacy and federal law. However, in the wake of this lawsuit and others like it, Congress passed the retroactive immunity law (FISA AA). The central question in the Hepting case was whether these immunity provisions were constitutional.
My guess is that there was a later amendment to the statute that allowed for domestic surveillance. Again, your beef is with Congress, who has the power to repeal the law. You could also ponder that the five Justices who rejected the latest attempt to challenge the law on dubious grounds were appointed by Republican Presidents
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Tuesday that a group of United States-based attorneys, journalists and human rights activists, along with their affiliated organizations, cannot sue to establish the unconstitutionality of a 2008 amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
The decision had nothing to do with the merits of the claim. Rather, the lawsuit was thrown out of court because the plaintiffs could not prove that the interception of their phone calls and emails was "certainly impending," a legal standard never before imposed to deny someone the right to sue.The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Tuesday that a group of United States-based attorneys, journalists and human rights activists, along with their affiliated organizations, cannot sue to establish the unconstitutionality of a 2008 amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
The decision had nothing to do with the merits of the claim. Rather, the lawsuit was thrown out of court because the plaintiffs could not prove that the interception of their phone calls and emails was "certainly impending," a legal standard never before imposed to deny someone the right to sue.
We get the government we vote for,and we get it good and hard.
@Ben Wolf:
From the German translator of the I Ching, Richard Wilhelm:
"As long as things are in their beginnings they can be controlled, but once they have grown to their full consequences they acquire a power so overwhelming that man stands impotent before them."
You forgot to explain, again. I guess it is because you can't.
I may respond to your request after you do so, and when you manage to rephrase that request in a way that actually makes sense.
By the way, that the FISA order does not make the contents of phone calls available is irrelevant. NSA has spent the last decade building the capability to intercept, record and analyze every single phone call made in the country. It doesn't need Verizon to turn over such data because it already has it.
@rudderpedals: Your avatar reminds me of me when I had a ride in the backseat of an F-16D.
When I wasn't throwing up, that is.
Pharoah Narim says:
Why the surprise? So…….. fascism has broken out in the middle of our mindless communist/socialist arguments. The checkers game we've been playing is revealed to be a chess match….sans the pretty pieces and board. Well played powers-that-be…well played indeed.
@this:
The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio, video, photographs, e-mails, documents and connection logs that enable analysts to track a person's movements and contacts over time.
U.S. intelligence mining data from nine U.S. Internet companies in broad secret program
@john personna: I actually find that less surprising than I did the Verizon order. Why? It's in one of the slides displayed in the article–the backbone of the Internet flows through the U. S., and, as stated on the slide, traffic will take the least expensive path, not the most physically direct one. So internet traffic from Europe to Asia could flow through the U. S. and get scooped up here.
Spartacus says:
Again, the difference is that private companies will never use the info to put you in jail or make your life a living hell. While the govt might be using this info to save lives (that's highly questionable), it also uses this info to convict people or force plea bargains from people on both terrorism charges as well as other crimes that have nothing to do with terrorism.
Also, I may be wrong, but it would seem strange that the govt could get a warrant for this kind of search because a warrant is supposed to be issued only when the govt believes (1) a crime has been committed, and (2) evidence of the crime will be found in the area that's being searched. In this instance, a crime hasn't even been committed yet so there can't be evidence of it. The govt is simply outright spying on its own people looking for information that could later be used against them.
As for the argument that really our complaint is with Congress because they authorized the law, that's not true. Our complaint is with both Congress and Obama because Obama is the one who promised transparency and protection of civil liberties. He didn't say he'd be only as transparent and protective of civil liberties as the laws require him to be; he promised much more and he's failed miserably on this issue.
@This: Of course. When terrorist incidents occur—people run around and Monday morning quarterback the Intelligence Community and talk about how the ball was dropped and dots weren't connected. The IC has taken steps in the last decade to cover its ass and make sure the ball is easier to hold onto–and the dots are easier to connect. This is what is required when expectations of near zero failure is placed on a community of around 10,000 or so people. Either we get used to it or stop placing 100% responsibility to "keep up safe" on the government. I know there is a fine line to balance when you talk about citizens being vigilant of each other…but people need to be watching and reporting abnormal behavior or threatening behavior. Its either that or the alternative we are now learning about.
What the hell are you talking about? Obama and everything about him is Unconstitutional.
I'm stupid and you still support this lawless POS…ha!
Friday, 7 June 2013 at 08:17
@Mikey: @john personna:
Seriously? Another down-vote for straight reporting?
uncomfortable truths I guess
(not sure how that Mikey link jumped in there, sorry.)
Oh, and Sam since you must be so smart and pretty. I will just have to let you in on the fact that you called me stupid and attacked my comeliness because I made a joke about the Justice department judge shopping, that you did not get 🙂
Paul Hooson says:
Saturday, 8 June 2013 at 02:35
What I really admire about Outside The Beltway here is well-reasoned features like this. Some more merely political sites write their features backwards, starting with an ideology, looking for what facts can be used to fit within that ideology to make some purely political premise. Outside The Beltway is entirely different, looking to examine something for what it alone is, not really looking to advance some ideology in the process, but to advance knowledge about the subject. Bravo to Outside The Beltway!
HarvardLaw92 says:
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 at 20:02
how would you reconcile the Supreme Court's finding in Kyllo v. United States with this practice?
I'd point them towards Smith v. Maryland, and ask them to get back to me once they'd read it.
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Privacy Group Petitions Supreme Court Over FISA Court
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import scala.language.dynamics

class Foo extends scala.Dynamic {
  def selectDynamic(name: String): String = "selectDynamic(" + name + ")"
  def applyDynamic(name: String)(args: Any*): String = "applyDynamic(" + name + ")" + args.mkString("(", ", ", ")")
  def applyDynamicNamed(name: String)(args: (String, Any)*): String = "applyDynamicNamed(" + name + ")" + args.mkString("(", ", ", ")")
  def updateDynamic(name: String)(value: Any): String = "updateDynamic(" + name + ")(" + value + ")"
}

class Bar(self: String) extends scala.Dynamic {
  def selectDynamic(name: String): Bar = new Bar(self + ".selectDynamic(" + name + ")")
  def applyDynamic(name: String)(args: Any*): Bar = new Bar(self + ".applyDynamic(" + name + ")" + args.mkString("(", ", ", ")"))
  def applyDynamicNamed(name: String)(args: (String, Any)*): Bar = new Bar(self + ".applyDynamicNamed(" + name + ")" + args.mkString("(", ", ", ")"))
  def updateDynamic(name: String)(value: Any): Bar = new Bar(self + ".updateDynamic(" + name + ")(" + value + ")")
  def update(key: Int, value: Int): Bar = new Bar(self + ".update(" + key + ", " + value + ")")
  override def toString = self
}

class Baz extends scala.Dynamic {
  def selectDynamic(name: String): String = "selectDynamic(" + name + ")"
  def applyDynamic(name: String)(args: String*): String = "applyDynamic(" + name + ")" + args.mkString("(", ", ", ")")
  def applyDynamicNamed(name: String)(args: (String, Any)*): String = "applyDynamicNamed(" + name + ")" + args.mkString("(", ", ", ")")
  def updateDynamic(name: String)(value: String): String = "updateDynamic(" + name + ")(" + value + ")"
}

class Qux extends scala.Dynamic {
  def selectDynamic[T](name: String): String = "selectDynamic(" + name + ")"
  def applyDynamic[T](name: String)(args: String*): String = "applyDynamic(" + name + ")" + args.mkString("(", ", ", ")")
  def applyDynamicNamed[T](name: String)(args: (String, Any)*): String = "applyDynamicNamed(" + name + ")" + args.mkString("(", ", ", ")")
  def updateDynamic[T](name: String)(value: T): String = "updateDynamic(" + name + ")(" + value + ")"
}

object Test {
  val qux = new Qux

  implicit class StringUpdater(str: String) {
    def update(name: String, v: String) = s"$str.update(" + name + ", " + v + ")"
  }

  var failed = false

  def assertEquals(expected: String, actual: Any): Unit = {
    if (expected != actual.toString) {
      println("Error: expected <" + expected + "> but was <" + actual.toString + ">")
      failed = true
    }
  }

  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
    runFooTests1()
    runFooTests2()
    runFooTests3()
    runBarTests()
    runBazTests()
    runQuxTests()
    assert(!failed)
  }

  /** Test the basics of the transfomation rules. */
  def runFooTests1() = {
    val foo = new Foo

    assertEquals("selectDynamic(bazSelect)", foo.bazSelect)

    assertEquals("applyDynamic(bazApply)()", foo.bazApply())
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(bazApply)(1)", foo.bazApply(1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(bazApply)(1, 2, 3)", foo.bazApply(1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(bazApply)(1, 2, a)", foo.bazApply(1, 2, "a"))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(bazApply)(1, 2, a)", foo.bazApply(List(1, 2, "a")*))

    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((a,1))", foo.bazApply(a = 1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((a,1), (b,2))", foo.bazApply(a = 1, b = 2))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((a,1), (,0))", foo.bazApply(a = 1, 0))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((a,1), (a,5))", foo.bazApply(a = 1, a = 5))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((,d), (a,1), (,5), (a,c))", foo.bazApply("d", a = 1, 5, a = 'c'))

    assertEquals("updateDynamic(bazUpdate)(abc)", foo.bazUpdate = "abc")

    assertEquals("selectDynamic(bazSelectUpdate).update(key, value)", foo.bazSelectUpdate("key") = "value")
  }

  /** Test implicit conversions kick in before dynamic calls. */
  def runFooTests2() = {
    implicit class Bar(foo: Foo) {
      def bazSelect: String = "Bar.bazSelect"
      def bazApply(args: Any*): String = args.mkString("Bar.bazApply(", ", ", ")")
      def bazApplyNamed(a: Int = -1, b: String = "-1"): String = "Bar.bazApplyNamed(" + a + ", " + b + ")"
    }

    val foo = new Foo

    assertEquals("Bar.bazSelect", foo.bazSelect)

    assertEquals("Bar.bazApply()", foo.bazApply())
    assertEquals("Bar.bazApply(1)", foo.bazApply(1))
    assertEquals("Bar.bazApply(1, 2, 3)", foo.bazApply(1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("Bar.bazApply(1, 2, a)", foo.bazApply(1, 2, "a"))

    assertEquals("Bar.bazApplyNamed(1, -1)", foo.bazApplyNamed(a = 1))
    assertEquals("Bar.bazApplyNamed(1, 2)", foo.bazApplyNamed(a = 1, b = "2"))
    assertEquals("Bar.bazApplyNamed(1, abc)", foo.bazApplyNamed(a = 1, "abc"))

    assertEquals("selectDynamic(bazSelectUpdate).update(key, value)", foo.bazSelectUpdate("key") = "value")
  }

  /** Test apply insertions kick in before dynamic calls. */
  def runFooTests3() = {
    val foo = new Foo

    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)()", foo())
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1)", foo(1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, 3)", foo(1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, a)", foo(1, 2, "a"))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, a)", foo(List(1, 2, "a")*))

    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1))", foo(a = 1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (b,2))", foo(a = 1, b = 2))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (,0))", foo(a = 1, 0))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (a,5))", foo(a = 1, a = 5))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((,d), (a,1), (,5), (a,c))", foo("d", a = 1, 5, a = 'c'))

    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)()", foo.apply())
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1)", foo.apply(1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, 3)", foo.apply(1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, a)", foo.apply(1, 2, "a"))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, a)", foo.apply(List(1, 2, "a")*))

    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1))", foo.apply(a = 1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (b,2))", foo.apply(a = 1, b = 2))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (,0))", foo.apply(a = 1, 0))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (a,5))", foo.apply(a = 1, a = 5))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((,d), (a,1), (,5), (a,c))", foo.apply("d", a = 1, 5, a = 'c'))

    object bar {
      val foo: Foo = new Foo
    }

    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)()", bar.foo())
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1)", bar.foo(1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, 3)", bar.foo(1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, a)", bar.foo(1, 2, "a"))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, a)", bar.foo(List(1, 2, "a")*))

    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1))", bar.foo(a = 1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (b,2))", bar.foo(a = 1, b = 2))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (,0))", bar.foo(a = 1, 0))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (a,5))", bar.foo(a = 1, a = 5))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((,d), (a,1), (,5), (a,c))", bar.foo("d", a = 1, 5, a = 'c'))

    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)()", bar.foo.apply())
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1)", bar.foo.apply(1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, 3)", bar.foo.apply(1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, a)", bar.foo.apply(1, 2, "a"))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(apply)(1, 2, a)", bar.foo.apply(List(1, 2, "a")*))

    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1))", bar.foo.apply(a = 1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (b,2))", bar.foo.apply(a = 1, b = 2))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (,0))", bar.foo.apply(a = 1, 0))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((a,1), (a,5))", bar.foo.apply(a = 1, a = 5))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(apply)((,d), (a,1), (,5), (a,c))", bar.foo.apply("d", a = 1, 5, a = 'c'))
  }

  /** Test cains of dynamic calls. */
  def runBarTests() = {
    val bar = new Bar("bar")

    // dynamics combined with themselves
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(select1).selectDynamic(select2).selectDynamic(select3)",
        bar.select1.select2.select3)
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamic(apply1)().applyDynamic(apply2)().applyDynamic(apply3)()",
        bar.apply1().apply2().apply3())
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamic(apply1)(1).applyDynamic(apply2)(1, 2).applyDynamic(apply3)(1, 2, 3)",
        bar.apply1(1).apply2(1, 2).apply3(1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamicNamed(apply1)((a,1)).applyDynamicNamed(apply2)((,1), (b,2))",
        bar.apply1(a = 1).apply2(1, b = 2))
    assertEquals("bar.updateDynamic(update1)(1).updateDynamic(update2)(4)", (bar.update1 = 1).update2 = 4)
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(update1).update(1, 2).selectDynamic(update2).update(3, 4)",
        (bar.update1(1) = 2).update2(3) = 4)

    // selectDynamic combined with every other dynamic
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamic(apply1)().selectDynamic(select1)", bar.apply1().select1)
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(select1).applyDynamic(apply2)()", bar.select1.apply2())
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamicNamed(apply1)((a,1)).selectDynamic(select1)", bar.apply1(a = 1).select1)
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(select1).applyDynamicNamed(apply1)((a,1))", bar.select1.apply1(a = 1))
    assertEquals("bar.updateDynamic(update1)(1).selectDynamic(select1)", (bar.update1 = 1).select1)
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(select1).updateDynamic(update1)(1)", bar.select1.update1 = 1)
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(update1).update(0, 1).selectDynamic(select1)", (bar.update1(0) = 1).select1)
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(select1).selectDynamic(update1).update(0, 1)", bar.select1.update1(0) = 1)

    // applyDynamic combined with every remaninig dynamic
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamic(apply1)().applyDynamicNamed(apply2)((a,1))", bar.apply1().apply2(a = 1))
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamicNamed(apply1)((a,1)).applyDynamic(apply2)()", bar.apply1(a = 1).apply2())
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamic(apply1)().updateDynamic(update1)(1)", bar.apply1().update1 = 1)
    assertEquals("bar.updateDynamic(update1)(1).applyDynamic(apply1)()", (bar.update1 = 1).apply1())
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamic(apply1)().selectDynamic(update1).update(0, 1)", bar.apply1().update1(0) = 1)
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(update1).update(0, 1).applyDynamic(apply1)()", (bar.update1(0) = 1).apply1())

    // applyDynamicNamed combined with every remaninig dynamic
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamicNamed(apply1)((a,1)).updateDynamic(update1)(1)", bar.apply1(a = 1).update1 = 1)
    assertEquals("bar.updateDynamic(update1)(1).applyDynamicNamed(apply1)((a,1))", (bar.update1 = 1).apply1(a = 1))
    assertEquals("bar.applyDynamicNamed(apply1)((a,1)).selectDynamic(update1).update(0, 1)", bar.apply1(a = 1).update1(0) = 1)
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(update1).update(0, 1).applyDynamicNamed(apply1)((a,1))", (bar.update1(0) = 1).apply1(a = 1))

    // updateDynamic combined selectDynamic(_).update(_, _)
    assertEquals("bar.updateDynamic(update1)(1).selectDynamic(update2).update(0, 1)", (bar.update1 = 1).update2(0) = 1)
    assertEquals("bar.selectDynamic(update1).update(0, 1).updateDynamic(update2)(1)", (bar.update1(0) = 1).update2 = 1)
  }

  /** Test implicit conversion in the arguments of the dynamic call. */
  def runBazTests() = {
    implicit def intToString(n: Int): String = n.toString

    val baz = new Baz

    assertEquals("applyDynamic(bazApply)()", baz.bazApply())
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(bazApply)(1)", baz.bazApply(1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(bazApply)(1, 2, 3)", baz.bazApply(1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(bazApply)(1, 2, a)", baz.bazApply(1, 2, "a"))

    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((a,1))", baz.bazApply(a = 1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((a,1), (b,2))", baz.bazApply(a = 1, b = 2))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((a,1), (,0))", baz.bazApply(a = 1, 0))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((a,1), (a,5))", baz.bazApply(a = 1, a = 5))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(bazApply)((,4), (a,1), (,5), (a,9))", baz.bazApply(4, a = 1, 5, a = 9))

    assertEquals("updateDynamic(bazUpdate)(10)", baz.bazUpdate = 10)

    assertEquals("selectDynamic(bazSelectUpdate).update(key, 10)", baz.bazSelectUpdate("key") = 10)
    assertEquals("selectDynamic(bazSelectUpdate).update(7, value)", baz.bazSelectUpdate(7) = "value")
    assertEquals("selectDynamic(bazSelectUpdate).update(7, 10)", baz.bazSelectUpdate(7) = 10)
  }

  /** Test correct lifting of type parameters */
  def runQuxTests() = {
    implicit def intToString(n: Int): String = n.toString

    val qux = new Qux

    assertEquals("selectDynamic(quxSelect)", qux.quxSelect)
    assertEquals("selectDynamic(quxSelect)", qux.quxSelect[Int])

    assertEquals("applyDynamic(quxApply)()", qux.quxApply())
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(quxApply)()", qux.quxApply[Int]())
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(quxApply)(1)", qux.quxApply(1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(quxApply)(1)", qux.quxApply[Int](1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(quxApply)(1, 2, 3)", qux.quxApply(1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(quxApply)(1, 2, 3)", qux.quxApply[Int](1, 2, 3))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(quxApply)(1, 2, a)", qux.quxApply(1, 2, "a"))
    assertEquals("applyDynamic(quxApply)(1, 2, a)", qux.quxApply[Int](1, 2, "a"))

    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(quxApplyNamed)((a,1))", qux.quxApplyNamed(a = 1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(quxApplyNamed)((a,1))", qux.quxApplyNamed[Int](a = 1))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(quxApplyNamed)((a,1), (b,2))", qux.quxApplyNamed(a = 1, b = "2"))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(quxApplyNamed)((a,1), (b,2))", qux.quxApplyNamed[Int](a = 1, b = "2"))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(quxApplyNamed)((a,1), (,abc))", qux.quxApplyNamed(a = 1, "abc"))
    assertEquals("applyDynamicNamed(quxApplyNamed)((a,1), (,abc))", qux.quxApplyNamed[Int](a = 1, "abc"))

    assertEquals("updateDynamic(quxUpdate)(abc)", qux.quxUpdate = "abc")

    assertEquals("selectDynamic(quxSelectUpdate).update(key, value)", qux.quxSelectUpdate("key") = "value")
    assertEquals("selectDynamic(quxSelectUpdate).update(key, value)", qux.quxSelectUpdate[Int]("key") = "value")
  }
}

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Back before Salmonella Dub were the kings of barbecue reggae, they had "Loletta", an askew jazzy number. From memory, the video was a studio-based black and white job. Nga Taonga describe the video as, "The band perform in monochrome while the subject of song is in colour in backstreets".
Director: David Reid
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"Argonaut" is an epic instrumental from Bailter Space.
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Director: James Cowley
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Vocal trio Ma-V-Elle were back with "Love Is", the soulful closing track from their debut album.
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Debbie Harwood put her coordination skills to good use with the album "Angels", featuring New Zealand singers (Hammond Gamble, Rikki Morris, Mika) and TV personalities (Willy de Witt, Leanne Malcolm and Nick-bloody-Eynon) covering classic Christmas songs. Leza Corban, who had previously sung with Strawpeople, had the first single "Comfort & Joy".
Brett Sawyer "She Came Along"
The video for Brett Sawyer's song "She Came Along" was filmed at St Leo's school hall in Devonport.
Eye TV "Doo Song"
Eye TV have the comedically named "The Doo Song". The Kiwihits entry notes it was rerecorded and released in 2000, and the database note that the funding was changed to the "Doo Song" from their song "Ditch Witch".
NV "Unlikely"
"Classy come-down band" NV have the single "Unlikely", which was a nominee for Best Video in the 1999 New Zealand Music Awards. Nga Taonga describes the videos as, "Singer in Queensland lakes setting and on jetty", by which I think they mean Queenstown.
Paua Fritters "Her Story"
Paua Fritters are (were? I think they're still together) an acoustic folk-pop group with busking roots. "Her Story" was a finalist in the 1998 APRA Silver Scroll awards.
Pause "Kronos"
"Kronos" is another track from Deepgrooves artist Pause.
In the world of non-NZOA-funded videos, 1998 saw Neil Finn contending with a 50-foot woman in the video for "She Will Have Her Way". Neil is expertly integrated with footage from films "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" and "The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock", making him the beau of the towering heroine, a height pairing reminiscent of the golden days of Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter.
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