Posted by Kolohe: Join us: facebook/thenwowillfail Radio 5pm Pst: blogtalkradio/thenwowillfail Contrary to their claim, NSA Spying Did NOT Prevent a Terror Attack on Wall Street. More NSA lies! In response to the revelation that the NSA has been illegally spying on all Americans for more than a decade, NSA chief General Keith Alexander claimed that the spying prevented a terrorist attack on Wall Street and the New York subway. There’s only one problem: the claim is completely false. The Christian Science Monitor notes today: According to officials at the House Intelligence hearing, this plan was caught when the NSA was using its Internet intercept authority to monitor the communications of a known extremist in Yemen. This suspect, in turn, was in contact with an individual in the United States named Khalid Ouazzani. Thus warned, the FBI investigated Mr. Ouazzani through traditional law enforcement methods, and discovered a burgeoning plot to bomb the NYSE. “Ouazzani had been providing information and support to this plot,” FBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce told lawmakers. However, Mr. Ouazzani pleaded guilty to providing material support – in his case, money – to Al Qaeda, not to terror planning. His May 2010 plea agreement makes no mention of anything related to the New York Stock Exchange, or any bomb plot, notes David Kravets in Wired magazine. Plus, Ouazzani’s defense attorney said Tuesday the stock market allegation was news to him. “Khalid Ouazzani was not involved in any plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange,” attorney Robin Fowler told Wired. Read more here: washingtonsblog/2013/06/no-nsa-spying-did-not-prevent-a-terror-attack-on-wall-street.html
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:26:01 +0000
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