"The government was illegally watching, listening to and monitoring residents of Salt Lake during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. At least that's what a lawsuit filed against the National Security Agency (NSA) is alleging.

Last week a federal district court allowed the case to go forward after a declaration by former NSA official Thomas A. Drake refuted agency assurances that it was never involved in broad surveillance. Of this assertion, Drake stated, "As a result of personal knowledge I gained as a long-time contractor and then senior executive (1989-2008) of the NSA, I know the statements made by [the NSA] are false or, if not literally false, substantially misleading.""

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