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Military Snooped on Troops' Phone Sex

Intercept operators listened to calls of troops, journalists, aid workers for fun

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 10, 2008 2:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – The US military routinely listened in on highly personal private phone calls of Americans calling home from the Middle East, two former operators told ABC News. President Bush has insisted that only the calls of terror suspects are monitored, but the whistleblowers say operators monitored...   Read full story »

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