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April 16, 2009
DOJ Whistleblower Defends Decision to Leak Bush Spy Program In Light of NSA Law Breaking
By Amanda Lang
NYT is reporting the NSA has been intercepting private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress. Thomas Tamm, the whistleblower in the spy operation, called the paper from a subway pay phone and revealed the existence of the Bush's secret domestic surveillance program. Democracy Now! interview video.
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NYT is reporting the NSA has been intercepting private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress. Thomas Tamm, the whistleblower in the spy operation, called the paper from a subway pay phone and revealed the existence of the Bush's secret domestic surveillance program. Democracy Now! interview video.OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.
Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.