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Your Call: How did the US government come to spy on millions of Americans?

On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the Frontline documentary, United States of Secrets. It starts in September, 2001, when the Bush administration began spying and eavesdropping on millions of American. Who were the architects of this massive surveillance program? Has it changed under President Obama? And what has happened to the whistleblowers. Join the conversation on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Martin Smith, award winning veteran correspondent and producer of the two part FRONTLINE documentary, United States of Secrets

Web Resources:

PBS: United States of Secrets

The Seattle Times: PBS Frontline’s ‘United States of Secrets’ must be watched

Reuters: Cisco chief urges Obama to curb NSA surveillance activity

EFF: A Deep Dive into the House's Version of Narrow NSA Reform: The New USA Freedom Act