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99th_Monkey

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Fri Jun 21, 2013, 07:13 PM Jun 2013

Former Intelligence Analyst: Obama Was Wiretapped By NSA In 2004 [View all]

Former Intelligence Analyst: Obama Was Wiretapped By NSA In 2004
By: DSWright * Friday, June 21, 2013 5:56 am

Does the NSA have something on President Barack Obama? Maybe, according to former intelligence analyst and whistler-blower Russell Tice. In a radio interview Tice alleged that the NSA ordered a wiretap on Barack Obama in 2004.

Russ Tice, a former intelligence analyst who in 2005 blew the whistle on what he alleged was massive unconstitutional domestic spying across multiple agencies, claimed Wednesday that the NSA had ordered wiretaps on phones connected to then-Senate candidate Barack Obama in 2004…

“Here’s the big one … this was in summer of 2004, one of the papers that I held in my hand was to wiretap a bunch of numbers associated with a 40-something-year-old wannabe senator for Illinois,” he said. “You wouldn’t happen to know where that guy lives right now would you? It’s a big white house in Washington, D.C. That’s who they went after, and that’s the president of the United States now.”

What did the NSA find out? All Obama’s phone calls and emails were scooped up – was there anything damaging? Such an action would be a great way to gain leverage over a politician and make sure they don’t cancel your program – Tice alleges it was also done to a wide variety of politicians and officials.

“I was worried that the intelligence community now has sway over what is going on,” Tice said.

http://news.firedoglake.com/2013/06/21/former-intelligence-analyst-obama-was-wiretapped-by-nsa-in-2004/


Just sayin'. As I've said earlier, I don't "blame Obama just like Alex Jones", eventho that's how some have tried to dismiss and trivialize any concerns I might have, about 100% saturation hyper-survailence becoming the "new normal", under Obama or under anyone..
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