Congresswoman Briefed On NSA Data Gathering, Says Leak Is 'Tip Of The Iceberg'

I’ve been following Greenwald (the NSA Leaks Reporter) on Twitter, and he is pointing us towards what Rep Sanchez said on CSPAN yesterday after the secret revealing of the true scope of US govt Big Brother activities.

The federal surveillance programs revealed in media reports are just “the tip of the iceberg,” a House Democrat said Wednesday.

Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) said lawmakers learned “significantly more” about the spy programs at the National Security Agency (NSA) during a briefing on Tuesday with counterterrorism officials. 

“What we learned in there,” Sanchez said, “is significantly more than what is out in the media today.”

Lawmakers are barred from revealing the classified information they receive in intelligence briefings, and Sanchez was careful not to specify what members might have learned about the NSA’s work. 

“I can’t speak to what we learned in there, and I don’t know if there are other leaks, if there’s more information somewhere, if somebody else is going to step up, but I will tell you that I believe it’s the tip of the iceberg,” she said.

Read more: http://thehill.com/video/house/305047-dem-rep-lawmakers-learned-significantly-more-about-surveillance-programs-in-nsa-briefing#ixzz2W6hditJm
 

The secrecy surrounding this whole thing is really quite disgusting. They reveal what they are doing to congress, the representatives of the people, but then tell them they can’t tell the people they serve??

A glimpse into the complete arrogance of the govt came from a comment made by former AmbASSador Bolton yesterday.

Establishment politicians from both major political parties are rushing to defend the NSA and condemn whistleblower Edward Snowden.  They are attempting to portray Edward Snowden as a “traitor” and the spooks over at the NSA that are snooping on all of us as “heroes”.

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Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton on NSA leaker Edward Snowden: “Let me ask, who died and made him king?

http://michaelsnyder.mensnewsdaily.com/2013/06/22-nauseating-quotes-from-hypocritical-establishment-politicians-about-the-nsa-spying-scandal/

Memo to idiot Bolton. We’ve fought two wars against the King (of England) to establish just that. The people are sovereign (the Kings) in the United States, and Bolton seems to think otherwise…