Candid Camera

Spy imagery agency takes new role inside United States after Sept. 11

KATHERINE PFLEGER SHRADER
Associated Press Writer
Sunday, September 26, 2004

(09-26) 09:42 PDT BETHESDA, Md. (AP) --

"In the name of homeland security, America's spy imagery agency is keeping a close eye, close to home. It's watching America.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, about 100 employees of a little-known branch of the Defense Department called the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency -- and some of the country's most sophisticated aerial imaging equipment -- have focused on observing what's going on in the United States.

Their work brushes up against the fine line between protecting the public and performing illegal government spying on Americans."

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