[Infowarrior] - Fwd: [IP] Senators: NSA phone sweeping has been going on since 2007 - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com

[Richard Forno]

> From: Dave Farber <dave at farber.net>
> Subject: [IP] Senators: NSA phone sweeping has been going on since 2007 - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com
> Date: June 6, 2013 2:28:10 PM EDT
> To: "ip" <ip at listbox.com>
> Reply-To: dave at farber.net
> 
> I love the comment that nobody complained about it --  maybe because nobody knew about it!djf
> 
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> From: "Faisal N Jawdat" <faisal at faisal.com>
> Date: Jun 6, 2013 1:45 PM
> Subject: Senators: NSA phone sweeping has been going on since 2007 - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com
> To: "David J. Farber" <dave at farber.net>
> Cc: 
> 
> Professor Farber,
> 
> For IP, if you wish:
> 
> http://thehill.com/homenews/news/303891-senators-nsa-phone-sweeping-has-been-going-on-since-2007
> 
> > The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday said senators were informed of the administration’s sweeping surveillance practices, which they said have been going on since 2007. [Watch the video]
> >
> > “Everyone’s been aware of it for years, every member of the Senate,” said Sen. Saxby Chambliss (Ga.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
> >
> > Chambliss told reporters that the program has been going on for seven years under the auspices of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. He said he was not aware of a single citizen filing a complaint about it.
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