[samstave]

Where are you getting "foreign intelligence" from, not only in the article - but in relation to what I am talking about?

>a DEA supervisor intervened and revealed that the tip had actually come through the SOD and from an NSA intercept.

So how is my point wrong? This is trying to prove that the secret use of NSA data to catch baddies is an important function of the program.

[tptacek]

Important? Maybe. Legitimate? No. Legitim-izing? Absolutely not. Today's revelations make the NSA's programs even less legitimate.