The veins in the arteries, it really connects what is now the information economy in the United States. We are seeing data traffic on our networks increase at the rate of 40 cents per year. I would say americas future is a wireline future. The editor of the london based newspaper the guardian testified this week. He defended his papers decision to publish surveillance files provided by Edward Snowden. This is one hour and 20 minutes. Chemical to me to order and welcome our witness for today session. You are giving evidence as part intoe committees inquiry counterterrorism. Thank you very much for coming here this afternoon. Can i refer all those present to interestser where the of the defenders of this committee are omitted. Can ask other members to declare any special interests . Forve written two articles the guardian on this issue. I should say we are all guardian readers. Some of us more avidly than others. We all declare our interest. I did read it this morning. Can we just be cle
.. .. if sabotage operation to derail the democrats. there are tapes that show that nexgen in august of 72 approved and okayed the payment of watergate for their silent. and you know, carlos lee very well that watergate was, not that there s burglary, not just the cover-up, but a coal mine site and a whole series of illegal activities. just for instance, they hired people well before watergate, the former f. yang and to climb the telephone pole behind joe house. now think of something like that were going on, and you can rocco, had the climbing telephone poles? let s hope not. joe crab was a very prominent columnist at that time. so watergate isn t interlacing theories of activities that were illegal. as mark felt told us there were 50 people hired to do this. when people dismiss that, they found more than 50 people doing all kinds of things specifically to derail. let me add one thing. very two essential elements. we can see so clearly with the tapes today. and that is an