process is working or whether it s just being there s an end run around it, right? well, so there are two issues. one is that before the 2008 fisa law that was passed by a bipartisan congress. what that law mostly did was increase the government surveillance powers by legalizing what had been the controversial bush cheney eavesdropping program. one of the protections it provided was it said any time you want to target americans, whether they re on the u.s. soil or not, you need a fisa warrant. prior to that law in mid-2008. the nsa believed they could sur veil americans outside of u.s. soil simply by getting a certification of the attorney general. it s possible prior to this law they targeted amwa. it s striking that the five people that have been identified in these files are all either muslim, practicing muslim or of muslim heritage or backgrounds. there s this crazy memo, a 2005 document, how to properly fill out internal memos to justify
well, so there are two issues. one is that before the 2008 fisa law that was passed by a bipartisan congress. what that law mostly did was increase the government surveillance powers by legalizing what had been the controversial bush cheney eavesdropping program. one of the protections it provided was it said any time you want to target americans, whether they re on the u.s. soil or not, you need a fisa warrant. prior to that law in mid-2008. the nsa believed they could sur veil americans outside of u.s. soil simply by getting a certification of the attorney general. it s possible prior to this law they targeted amwa. it s striking that the five people that have been identified in these files are all either muslim, practicing muslim or of muslim heritage or backgrounds. there s this crazy memo, a 2005 document, how to properly fill out internal memos to justify fisa surveillance. identity mohammed raghead what s your reaction to that. yeah, you know, i think that