Barack Obama actually said...

I hereby designate for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding (including the rescission of funds)...

We must maintain the trust of the American people, and people around the world.

I think that this should be underscored, that part of what we're doing here is responding to significant technological advances.

The men and women of the U.S. intelligence community consistently follow those protocols designed to protect the privacy of ordinary people ...