The names of several Obama-era officials involved in the “unmasking” of former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn were declassified this week — but the obscure term sent many folks to the dictionary.
What unmasking is: The US intelligence community commonly uses the term “unmasking” in reference to revealing the identity of someone on a monitored communication.
Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, intelligence agents frequently eavesdrop on foreign nationals on US soil, such as businessmen or ambassadors.
But if a foreign agent is speaking with or about a US citizen, information about that person could be uncovered incidentally.
To protect their right to privacy, intelligence agents will “mask” the information, and refer to the citizen by an alias like “U.S. Person One” when they report or transcribe the correspondence.
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Not one single slime in the swamp has been brought to justice. There is a time to love and a time to hate. This is a time to hate.
I accepted the rules of the game. Obama was president. He won fair and square because the Republicans serially put up two milquetoast opponents who were incapable of offering a vision or articulating a message that inspired. Trump has been the chief executive for more than three years, and he has proven to be a great president but incapable of cleaning the swamp. Not one single slime in the swamp has been brought to justice. There is a time to love and a time to hate. This is a time to hate. Read More
Obama's Coup Attempt
The Case of the Koo Koo Coup
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