It was revealed Monday that the NSA has overlooked the journal in its otherwise comprehensive surveillance of American businesses and citizens.
Reaction from senior management of the Pre-Intelligencer was swift. Bob Buttwinder, Senior Counsel, released a stinging and well-worded challenge to the NSA, claiming that the journal was just as much a security threat as any American. Buttwinder also threatened a legal challenge in Woodbury County Small Claims Court.
Buttwinder's attack eventually brought a response from the NSA.
John Smith, Senior Officer in Charge for Northwest Iowa, Southeast South Dakota, and Northeast Nebraska issued a statement.
"In response to local media pressure, the NSA will begin to monitor all communications of the Sioux City Pre-Intelligencer and staff. We are currently reviewing our personnel levels and hope to announce staffing of this effort in the near future. We can not promise full-time monitoring due to recent budget cutbacks, but, be assured, we will raise our surveillance levels of the journal to near-parity.
" In the meantime, we encourage all staff of the Pre-Intelligencer to speak slowly and clearly when making phone calls and to make sure they spell-check all emails and text messages."
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