Clapper & Feinstein finally admit that ALL phone records going back 7 years are being collected

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35. No - it was just collatoral damage that's considered acceptable to some in gov't.

Like the terrorists who pulled off the '93 WTC bombing, and 9/11, US intelligence had penetrated these terrorist groups and knew the identities, capabilities for destruction, and intent of those involved, but instead of arresting them chose to do some other things instead. The intent isn't necessarily to allow attacks to happen (LIHOP) but the result is the same.

Why does the Intelligence Community and USG operate this way? The most benign explanation is to protect operational security and capabilities of groups and operations requiring the services of foreign trained operatives who are useful in paramilitary operations against the Russians, its allies and other targets. Often, these operations are riddled with unreliable double-agents who predictably act in unpredictable ways. If thousands of Americans die to protect these programs -- as they inevitably have, over and over again -- that's considered collateral damage.

The only reasonable alternative explanation is even worse.