Jimmy Carter Thinks NSA Is Spying On His Emails
The former president told Meet the Press he sends messages to foreign leaders via snail mail for fear his emails are being monitored by the National Security Agency.
“As a matter of fact, you know, I have felt that my own communications were probably monitored. And when I want to communicate with a foreign leader privately, I type or write the letter myself, put it in the post office and mail it,” he said “because I believe if I sent an e-mail, it will be monitored.”
Asked what he thinks of the NSA’s surveillance programs, Carter said they’ve been “extremely liberalized” and have “abused our own intelligence agencies.”
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