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In this memo to President Obama, dated January 2013, former employees of the US electronic intelligence agency explain how NSA leaders allegedly failed in their intelligence collection and analysis before 9/11, covered up the mistakes, violated the US constitution, wasted billions of dollars on technology and mislead the public.
This report was compiled by 4 former senior NSA employees:
- William Binney, former Technical Director, World Geopolitical & Military Analysis; Co-founder of the SIGINT Automation Research Center.
- Thomas Drake, former Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, NSA
- Edward Loomis, former Chief, SIGINT Automation Research Center, NSA
- J. Kirk Wiebe, former Senior Analyst, SIGINT Automation Research Center, NSA
Read an interview with one of the report’s authors, Bill Binney and our news story here.