NSA pursued Illegal Warrantless Wire-Tapping Before 9-11

U.S. Punished Phone Firm, Qwest, for not complying with request.

The NSA proposal was made at a Feb. 27, 2001 meeting. So less than six weeks after taking office, the administration is pursuing warrantless eavesdropping spying on Americans.

So this un-Constitutional wiretapping was not merely a response to terrorist attacks. In place before 9-11, they did not materially help prevent them. Qwest allegedly missed out on fat NSA contracts because of their refusal.

Washington Post