Which part of the story was wrong.
Wrong that NSA had phone numbers?
Wrong that phone companies "turned over" the numbers?
no contract with the NSA and we are confident that we have turned over no phone records
Did the NSA get the numbers without the knowledge of the phone companies?
If so, How?
I did hear one reference to "parallel" cables in the phone companies.
With great fanfare, USA Today reported last week that AT&T, Bellsouth and Verizon were systematically handing over telephone records to the NSA. People were outraged...their private phone calls were being shared with the government. But there's only one problem.
At least in the case of 2 out of 3 of those companies, it doesn't look like the story is true. Bellsouth has come forward and said their investigation turned up "no contract with the NSA and we are confident that we have turned over no phone records." Oops. So what does USA Today say? They said they contacted Bellsouth a day before the story ran and since the phone company didn't dispute the story, they took it to mean it was true. Guilty until proven innocent.
Now here comes Verizon. They announced yesterday that they did not provide any call records to the NSA. Strike two on USA Today. Verizon went even further, saying any media reports that suggested they did otherwise were completely false...a total fabrication.
USA Today says they are "investigating." It makes you wonder just what else is printed in the paper that's made up.
One more thing. Helen Thomas asked Tony Snow at the White House briefing yesterday if it was true that "that millions of Americans have been wiretapped?" Just where, dear Helen, has that been alleged?
tisk tisk trust the media
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