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Snowden actually said, i think it illustrates a lot of the hyperbole, i think people throwing around the world "treason," have not gone to the constitution, the only word specified in the constitution, what he has done has not led to that. but snowden, he says here that with these phone records which are records of phone call numbers, not contents of the calls. they can scrutinize every decision you have ever made, every friend you have ever discussed something with. now that is a pure i.t. guys...

Attack on snowden. roll this and well listen to it. >> im worried about somebody in our government might kill him with a cruise missile, or a drone ms. h missile. we live in a bad time where american citizens dont even have rights, and that they can be killed. but the gentleman is trying to tell the truth about what is going on. bill: what is going on. hyperbole or what? do you think he went a little too far? >> here is the problem. the presidents use of drones to kill americans is patently, cle...

Had, what their missions are and so forth. >> you think thats realistic? he knew where every covert cia operative was located? >> i cant believe that for a second, wolf. i didnt have that access. the director of the agencies dont have that access. i cant imagine he would. i just think thats hyperbole and a boast and i dont put any credibility in that whatsoever. listen, wolf, hes giving whistleblowers a bad name. hes not a whistleblower. whistleblowers want to ensure that the law is followed. he...

Ar-15. >> he was scanning there. >> yesterdays shootings left five individuals dead and one with a very grim prognosis. >> there was blood from the entrance down the stairs of the library and there was a body on the left-hand side. >> a lot of what people are reading and seeing in the media is a lot of hyperbole. >> i dont want my phone records being given to an administration i cant trust. >> there are no records of abuse. >> nobody is listening to your telephone calls. weve got breaking news...

That they collect, is archived, the numbers -- just the numbers -- and the duration of these calls, people were astounded by that. they had no idea. they felt invaded. >> i understand that, but, first, let me say that i and everyone in the intelligence community, were also citizens, also care very deeply about our privacy and civil liberties. i certainly do, so let me say that at the outset. i think a lot of what people are reading and seeing in the media is a lot of hyperbole. >> reporter: clap...

With us. you just heard what james clapper told exclusively to andrea mitchell. whats your action. he used the word hyperbole, do you believe it is hyperbole? >> no question. they have used everything they could think of for programs in terms of investigation and the fact that theres scandals. always has been hist tore clay close line to have to make decisions between national securities and the freedom of the press. quite frankly, i dont think anyone was disturbed, the president made it clear, ...

Longer. they have been given or have taken depending on who you talk to, direct access into the pipes where all of these conversations take place, and can suck up whatever it is that they want at any given moment. >> what this means in a nutshell is that the nsa on behalf of the obama administration had been secretly looking at just about any kind of communication they see fit from any american. >> yeah. i think this is really the important point, piers, is that there is a massive apparatus with...

Now to the story that has some americans worried were living in a big brother society. the nsa is collecting phone and data from u.s. citizens. "the guardian" publicist that published the story said in an interview with piers morgan last night. >> there is a massive apparatus within the united states government has been building this enormous structure that has only one goal to destroy privacy and anonymity not just in the united states but in the world. that is not hyperbole. that is their obje...

To, direct access into the pipes where all of these conversations take place, and can suck up whatever it is that they want at any given moment. >> what this means in a nutshell is that the nsa on behalf of the obama administration had been secretly looking at just about any kind of communication they see fit from any american. >> yeah. i think this is really the important point, piers, is that there is a massive apparatus within the united states government that with complete secrecy has been b...