>"....In the 1950s and 60s, the NSA spied on all telegrams entering and exiting the country. The egregious actions were only uncovered after Congress set up an

>"....In the 1950s and 60s, the NSA spied on all telegrams entering and exiting the country. The egregious actions were only uncovered after Congress set up an independent investgation called the Church Committee in the 1970s after Watergate. When the American public learned about NSA's actions, they demanded change. And the Church Committee delivered it by providing more information about the programs and by curtailing the spying." It seems late to bring up the original NSA charter for the first time I've seen this past week, but since it's origin, isn't this what the NSA was defined to do? My understanding was the NSA watches offshore, the FBI our home turf, and for other domestic surveillance while staying within its charter, the work-around was we had the Brits do it.