Samantha Powers Unmasked Over 260 Americans During 2016; Soon We’ll Learn Why

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power speaks to reporters after a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution urging immediate deployment of United Nations monitors to former rebel-held eastern Aleppo, which France says is critical to prevent “mass atrocities” by Syrian forces, and especially militias. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) When U.S. intelligence agencies gather information on foreigners, often the name of a U.S. citizen or entity will be collected. Under current U.S. law, information about innocent citizens gathered in this way is referred to as incidental collection. Their names and data must be masked to protect their privacy.-- More...