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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswiki page on NSA director is very critical
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_B._AlexanderAppointed by Rumsfeld. Abu Ghraib was under his command although he was not directly responsible for interrogations. And the failure of U.S. intelligence on 9/11 happened on his watch. Also on this page, he is accused of lying more than once.
Very interesting stuff.
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wiki page on NSA director is very critical (Original Post)
grasswire
Jun 2013
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AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)1. His authoritarian irrationality seems to be a character flaw.
"In the words of James Bamford who wrote his biography for Wired, "Alexander and the rest of the American intelligence community suffered a devastating defeat when they were surprised by the attacks on 9/11." Alexander's reaction was to order his intercept operators to begin to illegally monitor the email and phone calls of American citizens who were unrelated to terrorist threats, including the personal calls of journalists.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_B._Alexander
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_B._Alexander
grasswire
(50,130 posts)4. it would be interesting to see who wrote that text.
Not a fan, obviously!
avaistheone1
(14,626 posts)2. He doesn't have a good track record.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)3. Emporer Alexander. Nt
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)5. Beat me to it!
I was chilled when I heard Bamford say that. Whatever he wants, he gets.