"according to the NSA chief (who is unlikely to straight out lie to congress)" Have you not been paying attention to the news lately? http://www.huffingtonpos

"according to the NSA chief (who is unlikely to straight out lie to congress)" Have you not been paying attention to the news lately? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/james-clapper-nsa-surveillance_n_3424620.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/james-clapper-nsa-s... http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2013/06/fire_dni_james_clapper_he_lied_to_congress_about_nsa_surveillance.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/james-clappers-least-untruthful-statement-to-the-senate/2013/06/11/e50677a8-d2d8-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/james-... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/12/james-clapper-intelligence-chief-criticism http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/12/james-clapper-in... I suppose if you do enough mental acrobatics you can find a way to distinguish "the least untruthful" statement from a "straight out lie."