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Whistle-blower Had to Fight NSA, LA Times to Tell Story

Mr. Klein is a hero and a patriot in my book.

Brian Ross and Vic Walter report on ABC News' "The Blotter":

Whistle-blower AT&T technician Mark Klein says his effort to reveal alleged government surveillance of domestic Internet traffic was blocked not only by U.S. intelligence officials but also by the top editors of the Los Angeles Times.

In his first broadcast interview, which can be seen tonight on World News and Nightline, Klein describes how he stumbled across "secret NSA rooms" being installed at an AT&T switching center in San Francisco and later heard of similar rooms in at least six other cities, including Atlanta, San Diego, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, San Jose and Seattle.

posted by Fergie @ 3/06/2007 10:01:00 AM