# US domestic phone spying program began BEFORE 9/11

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-domestic-phone-spying-program-began-before-9-11/422595>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 13, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-domestic-phone-spying-program-began-before-9-11/422595 "2007-10-13T17:16:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![lalenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@lalenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalenin)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-domestic-phone-spying-program-began-before-9-11/422595/61 "2007-10-17T18:29:15Z")

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[QUOTE=Dead Badger]  
He appears to be trying to say that the government wouldn’t _possibly_ let such information out were it in fact true, thereby lightly implying that any desire for actual evidence is somehow naive.  
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I see. It seems elucidator was trying to insult me then, pretty weak try, especially since this is the pit.

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-domestic-phone-spying-program-began-before-9-11/422595/62 "2007-10-17T19:27:37Z")

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I shall endeavor to be more direct and targeted in my committment to bring scorn and derision to your every thought. Or, I will go an pick wildflowers.

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