This makes me ill. <\/p>\n
The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth. The NSA program reaches into homes and businesses across the nation by amassing information about the calls of ordinary Americans most of whom aren't suspected of any crime. This program does not involve the NSA listening to or recording conversations. But the spy agency is using the data to analyze calling patterns in an effort to detect terrorist activity. The agency's goal is “to create a database of every call ever made” within the nation's borders<\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/washington\/2006-05-10-nsa_x.htm<\/p>\n
Also in the news-that-just-makes-me-cringe category, a quote from none other than Dubya himself:<\/p>\n
“Brother Jeb would be great president”<\/p>\n
Uh huh… let me break out the tinfoil hat now…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This makes me ill. The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth. The NSA program reaches into homes and businesses across the nation by amassing information about the calls of ordinary Americans most of whom aren't suspected…<\/p>\n