Reminder Watch ABC Nightline Tonight >>> AT&T Whistle-Blower Exposes NSA "Secret Rooms"

[sabra]

cross post from LBN: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2757039

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/




Whistle-blower Talks About 'Secret NSA Rooms' at AT&T

Whistle-blower AT&T technician Mark Klein says his effort to reveal alleged government surveillance of Internet traffic was blocked not only by U.S. intelligence officials but also by the top editors of the Los Angeles Times.

[wryter2000]

1. Except for in SF

We're on a pledge break, which means a steady diet of Suze Orman, Wayne Dyer, and aging pop singers. Blech.

[jannyk]

2. Nightline is on ABC not PBS....

It's after channel 7 news. ABC doesn't take 'pledge' breaks.

[SlowDownFast]

4. wryter's thinkin of 'Frontline' on PBS.

:shrug:

[wryter2000]

5. D-OH!

I was thinking Frontline. Thanks so much! :bounce:

[bananas]

16. You can watch it online

ABC, CBS, and NBC are webcasting a lot of tv shows, including Nightline.
Unfortunately you have to watch commercials, too.
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2930153

[progressoid]

3. Damn, with so much corruption, its hard to find the time to keep up.

[terip64]

6. kick and recommend

[sabra]

7. report is coming up after the commercial break 10:44 CENTRAL

[sabra]

8. starting now...

[sabra]

9. Klien: NSA visited AT&T office

found it weird, as he always associated the NSA to foreign spying. Discovered secret docs about how NSA put in splitters to capture all internet traffic...

[sabra]

10. Klein: Watched Bush tell Americans that they only spy on Al Qaeda

Bush also emphasized phone, but we don't realize is that they capture all internet traffic

[sabra]

11. LA Times killed report after Bush Admin pressured them

[sabra]

12. this man is true patriot!

end of report

[Stephanie]

13. oh this is good! i missed the show - is there an aritcle?

So they have illegally spied on every AT&T customer? And then conspired to cover it up?

[sabra]

14. according to the whistle blower (Klein) all internet traffic was being copied

to a special NSA room @ AT&T. They have the goods on all of us! Links in OP.

[bananas]

17. You can watch it online

A lot of tv networks are webcasting their shows - ABC,CBS,NBC.
Here is the nightline segment (preceded by a commercial).
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2930153

[WiseButAngrySara]

15. Oh thanks for posting this, and your follow-up sabra! ....n/t