The National Security Agency has taken heat for its massive surveillance and data collection programs from the press, Congress and foreign governments. And now it has to face the US legal system. A 36-year-old Somali immigrant named Basaaly Moalin was convicted of conspiring against the US in 2010 after he was caught speaking with one of the leaders of Somali terrorist group Al-Shabab, and then sent the group $8,500 to support jihad. Moalin’s case is being touted by the NSA as one of its success stories in its work to thwart terror plots. Now Moalin and his lawyer have filed for a retrial because, they argue, the extent to which Moalin was monitored violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, and that the lawyer’s lack of access to FISA Court materials is a violation of due process. RT’s Meghan Lopez talks with Marcy Wheeler, reporter for EmptyWheel.net, about whether Moalin’s case is just about the Somali immigrant or if it’s about the constitutionality of NSA spying programs as well. ~ RT
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 02:44:50 +0000
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