Reply #7: So what part of this alleged surveillance involved alleged US residents?

[0rganism]

I'd like someone to give a quick rundown of how this operation does anything to justify the allegedly unconstitutional breaches of purported privacy which are the major supposed points of possible contention here. Was it necessary that said surveillance take place within the USA?
Did it involve US citizens/legal residents, or only foreign nationals?
Was the backing data so weak that a warrant could not have been obtained through a FISA court per statute?

Any way you slice it, this thing stinks... still.