Reporters and Sur-VEIL-Lance

Remember there is a VEIL in surveilance. That's why it's called sur Veil lance.
It's hidden and covert. Like a bride on her wedding day. Like a Muslim woman in full Muslim dress. Like a ....well, you get the picture. You can't see it behind the Veil. A book by Bob Woodward, the leading authority on Nixonlike CIA info gathering stuff.

From On the Media:

With government phone surveillance so much in the news, it’s understandable that some assumed the collection of reporters’ phone records has something to do with the recently-disclosed NSA data mining effort. But that sort of conflation frustrates defense analyst Bill Arkin. He tells Brooke what’s wrong with understanding contemporary intelligence efforts as a Nixonian-style domestic spying program.

* editors note

Be forewarned if you listen to Bill Arkin's tone of voice in this interview. He is outraged and pissed that the American people are not outraged and pissed and it shows in his voice. Finally, somebody who is not laid back with that "Oh What Can We Do About It" attitude. At least you can write about and clue people in.