The NSA Spying Program No One Is Talking About

The NSA Spying Program No One Is Talking About
by Soj
Sat Feb 18, 2006 at 09:59:47 AM PDT

Just about all of you are familiar with what the administration (and the traditional media) calls the "Terrorist Surveillance Program" (TSP). It was the subject of the February 6 hearings involving Alberto Gonzales, wherein the administration bypasses FISA requirements to obtain a warrant to listen to international-domestic phone calls where one end of the conversation was an American citizen.

I refer to this as "Domestic Spying Plan One" or DSP1. A mountain of excellent blog posts have been written about this so I won't rehash it. Instead I'd like to tell you about Domestic Spying Plan 2 (DSP2), of which almost nothing has been written even though the proof of it is readily available.


The fact that DSP2 has not been addressed surprises me since it has been referenced many times by both blogs as well as the traditional media. Perhaps this is because nobody has categorized it as such, I'm not sure.

Unlike DSP1, the DSP2 is not technologically advanced in nature at all. And to understand DSP2, you need to know what "minimization procedures" are. That's a phrase of two ordinary words but it doesn't necessarily make sense.

Almost TOO much more info at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/2/18/115947/819

and he mentioned several times that what he wanted to talk about before the Intelligence Committee was NOT about the current program we all know about, but about several OTHER programs that he has worked on that he believes are illegal.

SEVERAL! And I got the impression from him that the current scandal doesn't hold a candle to these other programs.

EDIT: liveoaktx has posted the video. It is a MUST SEE! Thanks again, liveoak!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=460893&mesg_id=460893