Out of the shadows: US domestic spying

Al Jazeera investigation sheds light on the US government’s network of 15,000 informants.

The US government has a network of more than 15,000 informants nationwide.
 
Little is known about how they are used within the US counter-terrorism programme.
 
An investigation by Al Jazeera has shed light on the shadowy world of domestic spies.

Al Jazeera’s Trevor Aaronson reports from Washington.

Source: Al Jazeera