The Espionage Act: Why Tom Drake Was Indicted -- CBS News
Nearly two years before 9/11, America's largest intelligence agency had recordings of three of the al Qaeda hijackers plotting an attack. But the information, obtained by the National Security Agency, wasn't analyzed in a way that could uncover the plot.
Inside the super-secret NSA, several analysts and managers believed the agency had a powerful tool that might have had a chance to head off 9/11. But it wasn't used.
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My Comment: This story reminds me of Able Danger .... an intelligence program that was effective but eventually terminated by military/intelligence bosses. This 60 Minutes report is a sobering look at the NSA .... and on how it gathers intelligence.