Originally Posted by Rochard

I read your article, and.... It's still not there.

Fienstein says "the 9/11 attacks could have been prevented had the NSA surveillance programs been alive beforehand". Great. But at no point in time does she say in that article violated the law or even targeted Americans. You are reaching and accepting "surveillance programs" as "illegal activity" or "spying on Americans". If a known terrorist suspect in Pakistan or Yemen is talking on the phone with someone in the US, Homeland Security wants to know why. They might tap the phone call overseas (perfectly legal as US law does not apply in Pakistan or Yemen) or they might get a warrant.

Once again, another link to another article that someone claims provides proof when it really doesn't. It doesn't even say it's targeted at Americans.