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at least for those who paid attention:
The report, mandated by Congress last year and produced by the inspectors general of five federal agencies, found that other intelligence tools used in assessing security threats posed by terrorists provided more timely and detailed information.
Most intelligence officials interviewed “had difficulty citing specific instances” when the National Security Agency’s wiretapping program contributed to successes against terrorists, the report said..
Heck, when they had good intelligence data, they didn’t have the intelligence to use it. More data did not bring more intelligence.
It was never about national security. It was about power.
Illegitimate power.
Afterthought: John Yoo comes in for special mention. But I bet I’ll still have his columns to ignore in the Philadelphia Shrinkquirer.
