National Security

NSA collects all phone calls in a foreign country

By Associated Press

Published March 19, 2014 12:00am ET

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NSA collects all phone calls in a foreign country — The National Security Agency has been recording all of a foreign country's phone calls, then listening to the conversations up to a month later, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) | Patrick Semansky

The National Security Agency has been recording all of a foreign country’s phone calls, then listening to the conversations up to a month later, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

At the request of U.S. officials, the Post said it would not identify the targeted country or other countries where the program’s use was envisioned by officials.

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