WASHINGTON (AP) -- barack Obama government insists, it is can't say how many times, a government for the most politically sensitive counter-terrorist surveillance program - this is for reconstruction on Capitol hill this week - but in casual to collect intelligence on U.S. citizens.
In the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the 11 anniversary of the press conference, the national intelligence director office total legal adviser said on Tuesday, plan, guide in the monitoring of suspected terrorists international communication has collected a lot of valuable information about overseas foreign terrorist suspects, at the same time protect the American civil liberties.
George w. bush government launched, this plan is by the New York times "public disclosure of 2005 and 2008 restructuring, to provide supervision and secret federal court and congress additional supervision.
Civil liberties groups and some congressmen have expressed concern, the government may under review electronic mail and telephone, law-abiding people in the United States in the United States is in contact with the foreign terrorist suspects have been monitoring the other end of the overseas communications.
The house of representatives on Tuesday began to discuss reconstruction scheme and feeding on Wednesday. Keep has been on the legislation passed by the senate on the plan critics, senator RON D an, D - ore.
Robert leiter said, director of national intelligence office general counsel, "plan" is to American spy tools.
Leiter said, this program can not be used to the target of American citizens, and can not be used, for in the United States in addition, it can not be used, to collect any communication content, all the participants are in the United States, said ODNI "general counsel.
He added that never had any intentional bypass access restrictions.
In Tuesday's press conference, the reporter asked how many times the many unique set of accidental intelligence of americans.
The characteristic pointed out that, the national security agency, ODNI and independent inspectors general for every office said information is not easy to get, involving the American citizens the number of accidental monitoring.
Some congressmen Suggestions, in the law loophole, make intelligence gathering U.S. citizens.
"I strongly recommend to disagree, there is a" holes ", the national intelligence director James clapeyron to 11 August 24 senate Democrats and two republican senators said in the letter.
The act prohibits "torsional goal - to is located in outside the United States, as an excuse, the real target is aimed at a person in the United States."
On Tuesday night, senator mark Udall, D - Colorado DNI August 24 answered and said, and not fully solve Udall about "illegal surveillance American possibility. "D's lack of criticism" even roughly how many americans have their communication, according to the collection. "
When asked about the success of the plan in the press conference, leiter said, can not collect any other way collect certain types of communication power is "very helpful." And he said, more specific signal monitoring is collected goal.
In July, the bush administration to admit that the rare disclosure, this plan at least once more than legal restrictions, but this problem has been corrected. ODNI d climb, the senate intelligence committee members letter made comments.
At least once, foreign intelligence surveillance court think, intelligence gathering work is "no reasonable the fourth amendment" regulation, obtain outstanding warrants court, d's said.
In response, information office said, d's statement "can convey an incomplete and potential misleading understand" what the problem is.
Leiter said, he met with an d, talked about many problems, ODNI ready to continue to do so.




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