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Jun 2019
There are 17 federal intelligence agencies
Yeah and I supervise them all
It’s a form of internal affairs
We’re here to protect the protectors
To ensure that civil liberties or not
To respect the right of privacy of American citizens
Our department grows bigger every year
The problems increase every year
Supervising intelligence officers and case managers
Who don’t want to be supervised
But if we break the law to enforce the law
Where is that at?
Let’s take torture, for example
I had to quit for a while because I didn’t approve it
Others believed in it, that it worked
Whether it did or didn’t, it wasn’t and it isn’t right
So anyway, I’m back what complicated world of spooks and demons
Don’t give me wrong, I like my job
I like the people I work with
But the notion of winning at all costs has long-term implications
I have to live with myself
I have to face the mirror every day
I’m the the conscience of the agencies
Conscious of what we do
All in the context of people who want to take us out
Welcome to my world
Written by
Neville Johnson  Los Angeles
(Los Angeles)   
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