i have no problem believing that terrorist ops have been thwarted as a result of the nsa snooping globally and domestically.
but if they want us to buy into the snooping, then we need to be told of its successes. i'm not talking about revealing super secret snooping shit, just let us the fuck know in general it's working.
more importantly, many feel the system can function entirely well and good if the data stays with the providers and not just all grabbed and stored by the nsa snoops.
this makes sense to me, and apparently it is being touted as happening:
NSA considers ending collection of data on Americans' phone calls
http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news...one-calls?lite