Now, this is vague second or third or fourth-hand knowledge, but we think it comes from a credible source. We’ll all know this evening. NBC camera man Jim Long says he’s shooting an interview with the “foremost author on [the] NSA.” We think that means James Bamford, who has a pretty solid track record. In this interview the subject (assumed to be Bamford) says all email is intercepted.

We’ll know if it is Bamford, and presumably more context and details, tonight.

It’ll be curious to see how far the Obama administration’s transparency schtick sticks when it comes to dealing with these allegations.
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