Patriot Act Spying Provisions Expire: “Nuclear 9/11″ Incoming?
Has the era of The War On Terror finally come to a close, or is it just getting started?
By Stuart J. Hooper
Global Research
June 03, 2015
Key provisions of the Patriot Act allowing for government surveillance programs have expired after the U.S. Senate failed to vote upon an extension.
Section 215 of the Patriot Act previously allowed for the bulk data collection, including phone records of Americans who were not even under investigation. RT reports that it was also ‘used to track financial data and to obtain companies’ internet business records’.
The so-called ‘lone wolf’ provision, allowing the targeting of those thought to be terrorists but not associated with a group, and the ‘roving wiretap’ provision, allowing the monitoring of a person irrespective of the devices used by them, also both expired.
Those against the spying programs see this as a major victory, but hardliners see this a blow to America’s national security.
RT reports that Republican Senator Dan Coats (R-Indiana) ‘claimed the terrorists were just waiting for a nuclear 9/11‘, and John McCain (R-Arizona) said ‘we’re losing everywhere‘.
Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), responsible for blocking the extension of the provisions, said “some people are secretly hoping for an attack, so they could blame it on me“.
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