Well, this is interesting, since the USS Jimmy Carter is effectively a purpose built NSA submarine that taps fiber optic cables all over the world.
Via: Huffington Post:
Former President Jimmy Carter announced support for NSA
whistleblower Edward Snowden this week, saying that his uncovering of
the agency’s massive surveillance programs had proven “beneficial.”
Speaking at a closed-door event in Atlanta covered by German
newspaper Der Spiegel, Carter also criticized the NSA’s domestic spying
as damaging to the core of the nation’s principles.
“America does not have a functioning democracy at this point in time,” Carter said, according to a translation by Inquisitr.
No American outlets covered Carter’s speech, given at an
Atlantic Bridge meeting, which has reportedly led to some skepticism
over Der Spiegel’s quotes. But Carter’s stance would be in line with
remarks he’s made on Snowden and the issue of civil liberties in the
past.
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