The National Security Agency & predecessors have been illegally spying on Americans for 95 years. Features selections from a witty lecture on NSA history by JAMES BAMFORD. Plus relevant music by ROY ZIMMERMAN and ANNE FEENEY.
Question: If NSA sometimes ignores orders from the President, who DO they report to?
Originally broadcast as NWN #18 (June, 2008).
Bamford segment courtesy of Mike McCormick & his "Mind Over Matters" radio program.
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