Warrantless Wiretapping Yielded Shitty Results, Report Says

The inspectors general for several intelligence branches have handed a report to Congress describing in detail the debate within the Bush administration over its terrorist surveillance program, as well as its aftermath.

The question of the legality of the warrantless wiretapping program under President Bush sparked intense debate within the administration, but in the end, the program yielded "limited" results, according to a new report.

The internal watchdogs for several intelligence branches have handed a report to Congress describing in detail the debate over the terrorist surveillance program, as well as its aftermath.

The program was developed in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, as part of the government's war on terror. Assessments of the program, part of what was called the President's Surveillance Program (PSP), found that while it was generally considered "useful," it was in some cases not used to its full potential.

"Although PSP-derived information had value in some counter-terrorism investigations, it generally played a limited role in the FBI's overall counter-terrorism efforts. The reasons for this conclusion are classified," the report said, citing the conclusion of the Department of Justice chief watchdog and noting that it was "difficult" to quantify the overall impact of the program.

Other agencies gave it a mixed review.

The report noted that one senior CIA official told lawmakers in 2006 that the program was "rarely the sole basis for an intelligence success...

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Warrantless Wiretapping Yielded Shitty Results, Report Says

Warrantless Wiretapping Yielded Shitty Results, Report Says

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