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NSA chief addresses hackers as lawmakers grill underlings
NBC News ^ | Andrew Rafferty, Michael Isikoff

Posted on 07/31/2013 3:31:30 PM PDT by Libloather

While intelligence officials briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill about the country’s secret data-collecting programs, the nation’s top snoop met an even more critical audience Wednesday: Hackers.

Gen. Keith Alexander, the embattled head of the U.S. National Security Agency, spoke to a tech-savvy and somewhat hostile crowd gathered at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Nev. — where he unapologetically defended wide-ranging intelligence gathering programs.

“You’re the greatest gathering of technical talent in anywhere the world, if we can make this better, the whole reason I came here was to ask you to help us make it better,” Alexander appealed to the crowd. “And if you disagree with us, you should work twice as hard.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: grill; hackers; lawmakers; nsa
“Read the Constitution!” an audience member shot back at him.

Obama Suggests Only Lawyers Understand the Constitution

1 posted on 07/31/2013 3:31:31 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

The cliff approaches —someone in a nice suit challenges you to run twice as fast:

“Ya got it in ya, son..? You think you can do it...?”

WE’RE GOING OFF A CLIFF AND OUR FOREFATHERS FORESAW **ALL* OF THIS.

There is a difference between management and leadership, and it’s STARING us in the face, right here, RIGHT NOW.


2 posted on 07/31/2013 3:37:01 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Libloather

The NSA dude was fortunate that the crowd didn’t rush him and offer him a free ride out of town.


3 posted on 07/31/2013 3:38:18 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Libloather

Underwater..! Ya gotta push their head underwater..! Yes...

4 posted on 07/31/2013 3:42:10 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Libloather

We disagree with your Nazi tactics, you bastard.

Respect constitutional rights.

Re-read the Fourth Amendment every hour, on the hour until you finally get it.

Prick.


5 posted on 07/31/2013 4:17:53 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (The Tipline for Zimmerman's Inquisition is: Sanford.florida@usdoj.gov ... Use it.)
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To: gaijin

The hackers ought to take him up, work twice as hard, and destroy the NSAs servers.


6 posted on 07/31/2013 4:20:32 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (The Tipline for Zimmerman's Inquisition is: Sanford.florida@usdoj.gov ... Use it.)
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To: Libloather
everyone of them had their picture taken and every plate in the parking lot was recorded... hope it was worth it
7 posted on 07/31/2013 7:05:24 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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