No Keystroke Left Behind

[Robin Landseadel]

"   The National Security Agency advised its officials to cite the  
9/11 attacks as justification for its mass surveillance activities,  
according to a master list of NSA talking points.
The document, obtained by Al Jazeera through a Freedom of Information  
Act request, containstalking points and suggested statements for NSA  
officials (PDF) responding to the fallout from media revelations that  
originated with former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Invoking the events of 9/11 to justify the controversial NSA programs,  
which have caused major diplomatic fallout around the world, was the  
top item on the talking points that agency officials were encouraged  
to use.

Under the subheading “Sound Bites That Resonate,” the document  
suggests the statement “I much prefer to be here today explaining  
these programs, than explaining another 9/11 event that we were not  
able to prevent.”    "


http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/30/revealed-nsa-pushed911askeysoundbitetojustifysurveillance.html-
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