Secret Surveillance May Have Occurred before Authorization
Even before the White House formally authorized a secret program to spy on US citizens without obtaining warrants, such eavesdropping was occurring and some of the information was being shared with the FBI, declassified correspondence and interviews with congressional and intelligence officials indicate.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010406L.shtml
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010406L.shtml
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