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Sharing meta data with law enforcement agencies. you and i have a common background. were judges before we did what we now do. >> right. >> andrew: is this legal? >> well, the supreme court says if a third party has your phone records, then maybe you dont have a right to privacy. judge, if it is legal, its still very, very wrong. the 4th amendment should require them to have probable cause before they grab all our phone logs and of course, we were told, oh, its only the log, its only the meta da...

Wrong later, that program which collects vast amounts of domestic data, telephone data, contributed to information about this particular plot. >> david ignatius, bring in here quickly, what are you hearing? >> well, im hearing from u.s. officials is first, this is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, affiliate based in yemen, the affiliate that osama bin laden thought had the best chance of really being powerful and causing a long-term threat. the information is vague. it is from intercepts. altho...

Worth yet again. we need to re-evaluate where were at in a lot of these threats. sequestration has to be fixed. if this happens a year from now, our intelligence community and military will be less capable. >> i dont think, although people have been a little sloppy in talking about this plot, that theres any indication that the meta data program played a role. it would be unusual for a bulk collection of domestic calls to be telling us about an aqap plot against foreign consulates. in this conte...

Now, that is necessary and important to the united states as we look abroad at enemies or potential enemies. we must know. at the same time, that capability at any time could be turned around on the american people. and no american would have any privacy left such is the capability to monitor everything -- telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesnt matter. there would be no place to hide. >> rick santorum, is this the debate we should be having? >> well, heres the debate we should be having. ...

$48 million specifically to upgrade in 35 embassies around the world the security that we need. >> for others, it was a chance to put the spotlight back on benghazi. >> this is to me a direct consequence from what we saw in benghazi and the general program this administration has, which is not being aggressive. >> and others took the opportunity to promote their own position on the nsa and the impact of budget cuts. >> al qaedas on the rise in this part of the world and the nsa program is proven...

Ti or tick u latable facts. the vast majority of telephone records within the united states. and i dont think, although people have been sloppy talking about this plot, theres any indication that meta data program played a role. it would be very unusual for a bulk collection of domestic calls to be telling us about an aqap plot against foreign embassies and consulates. >> thats an interesting charge you just leveled. some people have been sloppy. has too much leaked out about this plot already? ...

Paul is tapping some public sentiment, not just on the left. we had a voted in congress and republican congressman in michigan that almost gutted the collection of meta data. it failed but very close. is dorothy right about the politics? >> i really would like to think that dorothy is right about this and also chris christie is right. i worry that 9/11 and all of that is becoming a new york-new jersey, connecticut thing. those that experienced that day and its essentially receding out in part to...

Growing opposition to the surveillance the nsa. rand paul is tapping some public sentiment. not just on the left. we had a vote in congress. a republican congress from michigan sponsoring an amendment that almost gutted the nsa collection of meta data. it failed 217-205. very close. so is dorothy right about the politics? >> i really would like to think dorothys right about this and id like to think chris christie is right. i worry a little bit that 9/11, all of that, is becoming a new york/new ...

In my tum-tum. >> anyway, concerned about nsa surveillance continues to mount. this week after new leaks revealed another secret program called x key score which collects data from e-mails, social media and browser history. while these leaks continue to stoke characterizations of the agency as big brother, here is a parody from wired magazines youtube channel depicting what its really like inside the nsa. >> special projects, nicole. >> we have a situation. what you doing? >> im analyzing glenn ...

Judiciary committee, the chairman, senator leahy, who said it is all nonsense, he cant find almost any case where there was a terrorist attempt or terrorist operation that was thwarted because of the meta data program, example. so it is very hard to tell where the truth is in all of this. because the nsa is exaggerating the importance of it. and you know, maybe the -- greenwald is exaggerating some of that. so it is hard to tell where the real truth lies. >> james bamford, thank you very much fo...