To believe no one at NSA knew how phone dragnet worked, you'd have to argue that no one knew how Stellar Wind worked. THAT'd be worrying!
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@emptywheel Isn't the nuance instead that NSA technical operators didn't understand the nuances of the FISA Ct orders?@Gorman_Siobhan2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel@Gorman_Siobhan ... that is, the problem came in superimposing FISC's RAS structure onto pre-existing program.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@charlie_savage Right. But no way you look at what happened w/PRTT program (the same, in 2004) and think 215 is accidental@Gorman_Siobhan2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel@charlie_savage wasn't saying it was accidental. The point was that no person at NSA understood all the ins and outs of the prgm2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@Gorman_Siobhan When you take claims made in 04 proven false in late 09, hard to believe claims in early 09 honest. @charlie_savage
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