.@emptywheel Mail dragnet came under original Prez as CinC authorizing mass dragnet domestic surveillance prgm b4 legalliezing kabuki dance.
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@Thomas_Drake1 Stellar Wind? -
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@emptywheel Prez signed President's Surveillance Program (PSP) 4Oct01. STELLARWIND=central NSA umbrella portion of PSP. Other programs too. -
@Thomas_Drake1 Yes. Something I like to point out when I remember. Just hate term PSP. Think it's contrived. -
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@emptywheel TSP=cover. Domestic warrantless mass dragnet prgm simply called "The Program" at NSA. Those in the know knew it as STELLARWIND. -
@Thomas_Drake1 Yes, and I assume PSP is cover too. DOD IG not even included among agencies doing IG Reports. -
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@emptywheel And remember that classification compartment of STELLARWIND et al was beyond TS-SCI. Other OTR categories exist especially ECI. -
@Thomas_Drake1 One interesting detail of Yahoo suit is they were docket "G," w/only MSFT ahead on Internet side. So 3 telecoms and...?
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