The FISA / Echelon Spy Grid - Annie Machon on GRTV. (VIDEO)

While the public was preparing to ring in the New Year, the US Senate was busy passing the FISA Amendments Act extension to continue the US warrantless spying program in the name of the war on terror.

As critics like MI5 whistleblower Annie Machon point out, however, the Anglophone world has already had these powers for decades under the Echelon system.

This is the GRTV Feature Interview with your host James Corbett and our special guest, Annie Machon.