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Article: Like it or not, secret surveillance is here to stay; The cold war resulted in a permanent expansion of intelligence gathering.(OPINION)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 10, 2006
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Byline: Jeffrey Shaffer
PORTLAND, ORE. -- Sometimes I wonder if any information about me has ever appeared in the president's Daily Brief. That document, prepared by the CIA, gives the chief executive a quick update on important issues affecting national security. Much of the information is considered highly sensitive and is gathered through a variety of sources all over the world.
Government snooping is causing lots of controversy right now, and most of the media discussion is focused on what President Bush calls the "terrorist surveillance program" run by the National Security Agency. While politicians and pundits argue about the legality of the NSA ...