>>>You might not know what your neighbors are talking about you, but they sure do.
>>>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/
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>>So what? It's defensive and required for the times in which we live.
>>Most of the organization did not exist before 911. If Al Qaeda had not attacked the Unites States it would no exist.
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>Not to that degree. The trend in this direction was visible in the western states even before, it just got a gigantic boost from 9/11

Yes they had to counter the Soviet and Chinese spies et al - Before that is was WW2 and the OAS. Nevertheless, there are many more people from other institutions who are linked in to the CIA and FBI.