#Snowden: Last Word For Today, and It's For You, DU...

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101. He has proven it. It's very simple really. No one is really disputing it anymore, either.

The main revelation of his coming forward seems to be the bit about analysts being able to access and read individual emails or listen in on individual phone conversations. Everyone seems to be agreeing to the following facts, which were unclear before the Snowden revelations:

Yes, they do need a separate warrant.

Yes. the analyst can access the phone calls without first getting a warrant.

The FISA law allows 72 hours after the fact to seek the warrant.

So, the truth is, the analyst has access, on his own, if he is verbally authorized to do so by either the Attorney General or the Director of National Intelligence.

That is the law, AFAICT.

James "least untruthful answer" Clapper testified falsely to front of Congress that these were not the facts, and he is the only one trying take back his words.