Privacy & Civil Liberties Board at the heart of Obama's effort to address NSA surveillance scandal has deep government ties.

Privacy and Civil Liberties Board at the heart of Obama's effort to address NSA surveillance scandal has deep government ties.HT: Guardian.

A security guard at 2100 K Street in Washington said he had no record of the mystery body that claimed to occupy suite 500. 

The body charged by President Obama with protecting the civil liberties and privacy of the American people exists in shadows almost as dark as the intelligence agencies it is designed to oversee.
The Privacy & Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) was due to meet Obama at the White House on Friday afternoon at 3pm in the situation room to discuss growing concerns over US surveillance of phone and internet records – or, at least, that's what unnamed "senior administration officials" said would happen.

The meeting did not appear on the president's official diary issued to journalists, nor has the PCLOB issued much public confirmation beyond saying "further questions were warranted".

Speaking later White House spokesman Jay Carney said the PCLOB was required to report to Congress at least twice a year. "The president will be meeting with a range of stakeholders in the coming weeks on these issues," added Carney.Hmmmm......And we all Carney's word is as good as fools gold.Read he full story here.