"U.S. to declassify documents on spy programs, surveillance court"

[applegrove]

U.S. to declassify documents on spy programs, surveillance court

http://news.yahoo.com/u-declassify-documents-spy-programs-surveillance-court-163608972.html

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agencies plan to declassify documents about the National Security Agency surveillance programs revealed by former contractor Edward Snowden, and also material related to a secret intelligence court, a U.S. intelligence official said.

The declassified documents could be released as early as this week and were intended to provide the public more information about the programs as part of a commitment by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for more transparency, the official told Reuters on Tuesday on condition of anonymity.

The documents would also include information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court which operates in secrecy, the official said. The move to declassify the information was first reported by CNN.

Snowden's release of information about the NSA surveillance programs to American and European media outlets sparked an uproar over revelations that U.S. intelligence agencies had collected data on phone calls and other communications of Americans and foreign citizens as a tool for fighting terrorism.

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[MannyGoldstein]

1. Will these be the most truthful documents they can release?

Or the least untruthful?

Hopefully they'll give is a head's up.

[cantbeserious]

2. All Credibility Has Already Been Lost - Many Will Not Believe A Word

eom

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

[indepat]

4. Does this infer the documents didn't warrant classification in the first place or that big brother

is about to recklessly compromise national security?