Mactrope's Journal: TIA Moved to NSA, Intercepts Email and SMS Without Warrant

Richard Stallman summarizes an excellent commondreams.org research:

After Congress cancelled the DOD's "Total Information Awareness" program, Bush restarted it in the NSA. It looks at where who you talk with, by email and text messages. It tracks web browsing. Combined with the Bush regime's general disrespect for human rights and rule of law, "We know everything" translates into "We can crush anyone at any time."

The article quotes a whistle blower, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Kenneth Wainstein, news.com, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the EFF and others to demonstrate the existence of a powerful electronic dragnet. I doubt there was a lapse in service.