‘NSA Monitored Calls of 35 World Leaders After US Official Handed Over Contacts’

[James Ball][1]: > The National Security Agency monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders after being given the numbers by an official in another US government department, according to a classified document provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Sorry, where’s the problem here? Is this not the NSA’s job? I assume the story is that…

[James Ball][1]:

> The National Security Agency monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders after being given the numbers by an official in another US government department, according to a classified document provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Sorry, where’s the problem here? Is this not the NSA’s job?

I assume the story is that President Obama agreed not to monitor a leaders phone calls? I have to assume that because this seems an awful lot like *actual* best practices for national security to me.

[1]: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/nsa-surveillance-world-leaders-calls

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