NSA monitored content of ‘all email and text’ for SLC 2002 Olympics, 6 months

The sheer scale of the NSA’s abuses are difficult to fathom. In the flurry of information, did you catch that the NSA “monitored the content of all email and text communications in the Salt Lake City area” during the 2002 Winter Olympics?

(WSJ 8/21/13) For the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, officials say, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and NSA arranged with Qwest Communications International Inc. to use intercept equipment for a period of less than six months around the time of the event. It monitored the content of all email and text communications in the Salt Lake City area.

I’m sure the NSA would never use this data for anything other than protecting the Homeland…

Former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio, convicted of insider trading in April 2007, alleged in appeal documents that the NSA requested that Qwest participate in its wiretapping program more than six months before September 11, 2001. Nacchio recalls the meeting as occurring on February 27, 2001. Nacchio further claims that the NSA cancelled a lucrative contract with Qwest as a result of Qwest’s refusal to participate in the wiretapping program. – Wikipedia

I think it’s time for this video to have some new subtitles…

Greetings, citizens of the World, I’m Mitt Romney, future president of the United States. For your own protection, we will monitor your every move during your visit to Salt Lake City for these 2002 Winter Olympic Games. If you need anything at any time or have any comments, simply text or email…anyone…

There is no reason to be fearful or to censor your behavior. What happens in our databases, stays in our databases. If you ever become the owner of a large corporation or, heaven forbid, a world leader–perhaps you are one now? Rest assured, we would never ever use any information we collect to further our own interests. This is for your own good…Who let the dogs out? Who, who, who…