The executive order that led to mass spying, as told by NSA alumni

Re:The executive order that led to mass spying, as told by N... by mpweiher on Friday August 29, 2014 @12:34AM (#8241140)

Yep, that was also excellent. Some confirmation from the highest places:

Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt recounts that he never read the BND reports, because anything they wrote was tainted. He just asked other world leaders directly instead.