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The American Conservative today placed online my piece on NSA wiretapping here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

June 19, 2006 The American Conservative<\/p>\n

Reach Out and Tap Someone<\/strong><\/p>\n

The NSA\u2019s surveillance program undermines the rule of law without producing real gains in security.<\/p>\n

By James Bovard<\/p>\n

The National Security Agency has been tracking the calls of millions of Americans and constructing the \u201clargest database ever assembled in the world,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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