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No Calls, Emails ‘Secure’ From Obama Snooping
‘We certainly have ways to find out exactly what was said in that conversation’
WND
Recent admonitions from a former FBI counterterrorism agent have provided a glimpse into just how invasive government-surveillance activities could be.
But what, actually, are those activities?
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon terror bombing, federal officials not only investigated the movements of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan, but also those around them.
One of those who came under scrutiny was Katherine Russell, the 24-year-old American widow of the now deceased bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Law-enforcement sources say Russell placed a phone call to her husband after authorities released pictures identifying him as a suspect in the bombings and speculation is revolving around just what was said between the two.
On “CNN’s Out Front with Erin Burnett,” Burnett had two counterterrorism experts on the show to discuss Russell’s possible involvement in the Boston Marathon terror attack.
During the course of the interview, one of the guests, former FBI counterterrorism expert, Tim Clemente, made a startling declaration:
BURNETT: “Tim, is there any way, obviously, there is a voice mail they can try to get the phone companies to give that up at this point, but it’s not a voice mail. It’s just a conversation. There’s no way they actually can find out what happened, right, unless she tells them?”
CLEMENTE: “No, there is a way. We certainly have ways in national security investigations to find out exactly what was said in that conversation. It’s not necessarily something that the FBI is going to want to present in court, but it may help lead the investigation and/or lead to questioning of her. We certainly can find that out.”
Reposted with permission.
