Within the last few years, this program was used to stop a terrorist attack in the United States. We know that. It’s important. It fills in a little seam that we have, and it’s used to make sure that there is not an international [nexus] to any terrorism event if there may be one ongoing. So in that regard, it is a very valuable thing.
Rep. Mike Rogers, House Intelligence Committee Chairman • Defending a recently revealed NSA program, which collected tens of millions phone records from Verizon, during a press conference on Thursday afternoon. Rep. Rogers claimed that the extremely unpopular program has already prevented at least one act of terrorism, but declined to divulge any additional details, saying such information is still in the process of being declassified. (via shortformblog)
This is what happens when we cherish security over freedom…
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