James Bamford is the expert’s expert in the field of investigative journalism relating to the NSA and the National Security State. Read his “Connecting the Dots on PRISM, Phone Surveillance, and the NSA’s Massive Spy Center,” as well as his earlier articles: “Shady Companies With Ties to Israel Wiretap the U.S. for the NSA,” “NSA Chief Denies Domestic Spying But Whistleblowers Say Otherwise,” and “The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say).” He is the author of The Shadow Factory: The NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America; Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency; The Puzzle Palace: Inside the National Security Agency, America’s Most Secret Intelligence Organization; and A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America’s Intelligence Agencies.
4:08 pm on June 12, 2013