U.S. Senate Intel Leader Orders Review of NSA Spying ================================== In a marked reversal, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Community and previously a stalwart defender of the NSAs activities, ordered a review of the NSAs programs after news broke last week that the United States was monitoring Chancellor Angela Merkels electronic communications. In a statement on Monday, Feinstein said she was completely opposed to intelligence gathering against allied leaders. The White House is reportedly discussing plans with members of Congress to sharply curtail the NSAs spying on foreign heads of state. Were really screwed now, an NSA official told Foreign Policy. You know things are bad when the few friends youve got disappear without a trace in the dead of night and leave no forwarding address. A former congressional aide questioned whether Feinstein knew about the surveillance already, noting the bottom line question is where was the Senate Intelligence Committee when it came to their oversight of these programs? And what were they being told by the NSA, because if they didnt know about this surveillance, that would imply they were being lied to. NSA chief Gen. Keith Alexander and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper will testify in the House of Representatives today in a previously scheduled hearing. Source: FP
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:00:31 +0000
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