THE CONSERVATIVE REVIEW - August 6, 2013

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*-- Former NSA head Hayden warns against metadata changes --*
WASHINGTON - The former head of the CIA said Sunday the changes to the NSA metadata surveillance proposed by Congress would turn the valuable program backwards.

Michael Hayden said the idea of limiting National Security Agency surveillance to individuals suspected of terrorism was unworkable because the goal of surveillance was to find people who should be under suspicion and reversing the parameters "would have turned the program on its head."

"The metadata program that we are talking about here, isn't about targeting Americans," said Hayden, who also previously ran the NSA. "It is about trying to decide...who in America -- legally, operationally, ethically -- should be targeted for increased interest from the FBI or from our intelligence services."

Hayden said previous court decisions had declared that telephone bills were not considered private, and that Congress had been fully informed over the years as to what the NSA was doing.

But Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., who introduced the proposed changes, said the intelligence community interpreted the court rulings to mean if data was collected, it was no longer private.

"Just ask my constituents," said Amash. "If I go to a town hall or meeting, they will tell you that their privacy is being violated."

Amash added he had not seen any evidence that limits to NSA surveillance aimed at protecting the privacy of Americans would have any negative effect on the agency's ability to snoop on the activities of al-Qaida overseas.

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