McConnell: Fewer Than 100 Secret U.S. Wiretaps

MCCONNELL: FEWER THAN 100 SECRET US WIRETAPS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Joby Warrick]
Law enforcement officials are targeting fewer than 100 people in the United States for secret court-approved wiretaps aimed at disrupting terrorist networks, the top U.S. intelligence official said in an interview published yesterday. The relatively low number of those under surveillance in this country stands in contrast with "thousands" of people overseas whose calls and e-mails are monitored for possible links to terrorism, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR200708...
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