Stellar Wind

For other uses, see Stellar wind (disambiguation).

2009 OIG Draft Report on Stellar Wind

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"Stellar Wind" (or "Stellarwind"[citation needed]) was the code name of a warrantless surveillance program begun under the George W. Bush administration's President's Surveillance Program (PSP).[1] The National Security Agency (NSA) program was approved by President Bush shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks and was revealed by Thomas Tamm to The New York Times in 2004.[2][3] Stellar Wind was a prelude to new legal structures that allowed President Bush and President Barack Obama to reproduce each of those programs and expand their reach.[4]

  1. ^ NSA Inspector General report on the President's Surveillance Program, March 24, 2009, page 10, note 3.
  2. ^ "Is the FBI Up to the Job 10 Years After 9/11?" April 28, 2011
  3. ^ Isikoff, Michael (December 13, 2008). "The Fed Who Blew the Whistle: Is he a hero or a criminal?". Newsweek. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008.
  4. ^ Gellman, Barton (June 16, 2013). "U.S. surveillance architecture includes collection of revealing Internet, phone metadata". The Washington Post.