Two weeks after Edward Snowden’s first revelations about sweeping government surveillance, President Obama shot back. “We know of at least 50 threats that have been averted because of this information not just in the United States, but, in some cases, threats here in Germany,” Obama saidduring a visit to Berlin in June. “So lives have
Claim On “Attacks Thwarted” By NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence
Intelligence officials, media outlets, and Congress all repeat claims that NSA surveillance has stopped more than 50 terrorist attacks.
