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People
6
Organizations
10
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes

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Type: Report/book excerpt (house oversight committee record)
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Summary

This document serves as a historical overview of the National Security Agency's (NSA) capabilities and its relationship with allied nations. It details the immense cost of NSA infrastructure, its ability to monitor global communications via cables and satellites, and the reliance of the CIA and foreign allies on NSA data. The text specifically mentions the 9/11 conspiracy's origins in Hamburg and financing in the Middle East to justify surveillance in friendly nations.

People (2)

Name Role Context
James Woolsey Former CIA Director
Quoted regarding US spying on European allies.
John E. McLaughlin CIA's Acting Director in 2004
Described the NSA as the foundation of US intelligence.

Organizations (6)

Name Type Context
NSA
Subject of the document; described as having global network of sensors and super computers.
Defense Department
Deemed data of importance in friendly countries.
CIA
Consumer of NSA intelligence.
Wall Street Journal
Publication where James Woolsey wrote in 2000.
Congress
Funded NSA operations since 1941.
Five-Eye allies
Exception to countries where NSA gathered data freely.

Timeline (3 events)

1941-Present
Funding and approval of intelligence operations.
USA
American Presidents Congress
2001
9/11 Conspiracy planning and financing.
Hamburg, Dubai, Saudi Arabia
Conspirators
2013
Assessment of NSA capabilities relative to allies.
Global
NSA Allies

Locations (10)

Location Context
Location where the 911 conspiracy was hatched.
Location where the 911 conspiracy was financed.
Location where the 911 conspiracy was financed.
Location of NSA regional base.
Location of NSA regional base.
Location of NSA regional base.
Location of NSA regional base.
Territory crossed by internet cables.
Territory crossed by internet cables.
Territory crossed by internet cables.

Relationships (2)

NSA Intelligence Sharing CIA
NSA provided data that allowed CIA to verify reports and discover targets.
NSA Dependence/Cooperation Allies
Allies depended on NSA to provide them a large share of their signal intelligence.

Key Quotes (3)

"Yes, my continental European friends, we have spied on you. And it is true we use computers to sort through data by using keywords... Have you stopped to ask yourselves what we are looking for?"
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"very foundation of US intelligence."
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"The NSA found the technical means, including voluntary gaining access to major Internet companies, to “harvest” vast amounts of this Internet data."
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