L. Britt Snyder & U.S. National Security Agency & U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Public Broadcasting Service & Bill Moyers
General Lew Allen & Church Committee
Public Broadcasting Service & Dick Cheney & Jack Goldsmith & Bill Moyers
U.S. National Security Agency
Newsweek
James Comey & Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Curtis Bradley & William Van Alstyne & & & & & & & & & & & & David Cole
Michael Isikoff & Newsweek
Edward Snowden & U.S. National Security Agency & Glenn Greenwald &
James Clapper
James Clapper &
Edward Snowden
U.S. National Security Agency
The American People & & & John Cusack & &
ACLU & & Eric Holder & Chuck Hagel &
Wikileaks
European Leaders & John Kerry & & Angela Merkel & Barack Obama &
Michael Hayden & &
Jen Psaki & Matthew Lee
U.S. National Security Agency & Edward Snowden
U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court & U.S. National Security Agency
Judge Claire Eagan & General Keith Alexander & President & U.S. National Security Agency & U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court & U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Judge Claire Eagan & General Keith Alexander & U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court & U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation & Barack Obama
Judge Claire Eagan & General Keith Alexander & Barack Obama & U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation & U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Judge Claire Eagan & U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court &
Church Committee & U.S. National Security Agency
U.S. National Security Agency
NSA Inspector General & Barack Obama & George W. Bush & Michael Hayden
Barack Obama
On March 12, 2013, Senator Wyden (D-Ore) asked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper about the NSA’s spying efforts.
Clapper responded with what he termed later “the least untruthful” response.
[Senator Wyden]
"I hope we can do this with just a YES or NO answer because I know Senator Feinstein wants to move on.
Last summer, the NSA Director was at a conference, and he was asked a question about the NSA surveillance of Americans. He replied, and I quote here, 'the story that we have millions or hundreds of millions of dossiers on people is completely false.'
The reason I’m asking the question is, having served on the committee now for a dozen years, I don’t really know what a dossier is in this context.
So, what I wanted to see is, if you could give me a YES or NO answer to the question: Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?"
[James Clapper]
"No, sir."
[Wyden]
"It does not?"
[Clapper:]
"Not wittingly. There are cases where they could, inadvertently perhaps, collect -- but not wittingly."