In the missive, published Thursday by Kevin Gosztola of
Firedoglake.com, Alexander and his lieutenant, John C. Inglis, fret
that: “Our agency has frequently been portrayed in the news as more
of a rogue element than a national treasure.”
If each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, the source of domestic strife for the “NSA family” is particularly unusual. Rollicked by former family member Edward Snowden's exposure of secret domestic surveillance programs, NSA is suffering Watergate-era “flashbacks,” and morale “has plummeted,” the LA Times reports.
But these troubles are self-inflicted — and a letter packed with distortions isn’t likely to help.
The “Dear Family” letter repeats what the agency told Congress this summer that NSA has kept “the nation and its allies safe from 54 different terrorist plots ... just part of the great work that your family members are doing every day.”
http://reason.com/archives/2013/09/24/be-afraid-of-nsa-spying
If each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, the source of domestic strife for the “NSA family” is particularly unusual. Rollicked by former family member Edward Snowden's exposure of secret domestic surveillance programs, NSA is suffering Watergate-era “flashbacks,” and morale “has plummeted,” the LA Times reports.
But these troubles are self-inflicted — and a letter packed with distortions isn’t likely to help.
The “Dear Family” letter repeats what the agency told Congress this summer that NSA has kept “the nation and its allies safe from 54 different terrorist plots ... just part of the great work that your family members are doing every day.”
http://reason.com/archives/2013/09/24/be-afraid-of-nsa-spying
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