Stellar Wind " ( or " Stellarwind " ) was the code name of a warrantless surveillance program begun under the George W. Bush administration 's President 's Surveillance Program ( PSP ) . The National Security Agency ( NSA ) program was approved by President Bush shortly after the September 11 , 2001 attacks , and was revealed by Thomas Tamm to '' The New York Times '' in 2004 . Stellar Wind was a prelude to new legal structures that allowed President Bush and President Barack Obama to reproduce each of those programs and expand their reach
September 11 , 2001 attacks
September 11 attacks
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