Clapper under fire for suggesting no knowledge of fed's massive phone, email collecting

fox ^ | 6/11/13 | fox

[Nachum]

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is under fire for statements he made before Congress that suggested he had no knowledge about federal government programs that collected data on millions of Americans’ phone calls and Internet activities.

In March, Clapper said at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that he was not aware that the National Security Agency was involved in such large-scale efforts.

The questioning of Clapper’s statements follow blockbuster news last week that the federal government has since 9/11 been logging millions, perhaps billions, of calls and Internet activities and as the NSA’s top official goes before the same Senate committee for a closed-door briefing on the issue.

"Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?" Oregon Republican Sen. Ron Wyden asked Clapper at the March 12 hearing.

"No, sir," Clapper responded.

"It does not?" Wyden pressed.

[muawiyah]

yeah ~ sure ~ Clapper lied ~ but the members of Congress on the Forty Committee knew that.

Two jobs I sure wouldn't give you ~ anything where confidentiality was a requirement, and turning the keys to fire of the nukes.

[vette6387]

HIs name isn’t spelled correctly, it should be CRAPPER! Because he’s been crapping on his country for years.

[vette6387]

HIs name isn’t spelled correctly, it should be CRAPPER! Because he’s been crapping on his country for years.

Then of course there’s this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRfuTTd09vo

[BilLies]

http://www.amazon.com/The-Clapper-Sound-Activated-Switch/dp/B0000CGKLR

He not only lights up, but speaks!
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[familyop]

Interesting. The Clapper act wouldn’t appear to have any public affairs benefit.