Senators receive closed-door briefing on NSA surveillance (47 get briefed!)

The Washington Post ^ | June 13 | Ed O'Keefe

[PghBaldy]

Forty-seven U.S. senators attended a closed-door briefing with top national security officials Thursday to learn more about how telephone and Internet-tracking programs used by the National Security Agency have thwarted multiple terrorist attacks — details that lawmakers said the general public will begin learning more about by Monday.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, said it is taking longer to release the information as top NSA officials work to ensure that any information released publicly is as accurate as possible.

[unixfox]

Accountability for all must happen.

I'll bring the rope.

[Graewoulf]

What does the NSA’s Metadata show?

Their’s is the ONLY truth now.

When do we begin to all bow down five times a day towards the NSA Site in Utah?

Happy “Meta Day” everybody!

[PghBaldy]

sardonic post of the day... ;)

[i_robot73]

Sorry, Mr. Nelson, I don’t trust YOU either...

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

[fireforeffect]

WOW.

The actually found 47 Senators who could pass a background check. Who knew.

[ballplayer]

Go to BING,enter “Able Danger”,read that and ask yourself if the government needs to listen to your phone calls or read your e-mails

[Georgia Girl 2]

They will all come out later today and tell us everything is OK nobody is spying us. Hakuna matatta beaches. :-)

[Graewoulf]

Hmmmmmmm - - - . Lemme see now - - - - .

There are 100 US Senators and 47 of ‘em got the sugar briefing. That is 47 %.

People who pay no personal FIT is also 47 %.

Commie Obama’s “job” approval stays above 47 %.

47 % is such an important number that I now see why the Liberal Agenda Media had a hissy-fit when Romney stumbled onto it a year ago - - - .

[LucyT]

Article and # 47.

Thanks, Graewoulf.

[LucyT]

Oops, sorry. ... Ping to # 28!

[MestaMachine]

This is your government speaking to your government and we all know that your government tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help them allah.

[bgill]

to ensure that any information released publicly is as accurate as possible.

If it's just computer generated, then it should be accurate. The only reason it couldn't be released immediately could only mean humans are messing with it. Oops, Dianne, you let the cat out with that.

[combat_boots]

The untraceable SAT phones apparently only went to the Dem Senators and their aides, of course.