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1. And well it should be causing the maximum damage to the NSA.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 11:26 PM

Nov 2013

All that damage would not be possible if the NSA were operating constitutionally, within the law.

Alexander added that the documents were "being put out in a way that does the maximum damage to NSA and our nation," according to a transcript of his talk made available by NSA.

The Constitution means little to many government agencies. It is the NSA, among others, that is damaging our nation, not Edward Snowden.

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NSA chief says Snowden leaked up to 200,000 secret documents [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2013 OP

And well it should be causing the maximum damage to the NSA. RC Nov 2013 #1

Could be. Then again, the value of signals intelligence work drops quite rapidly if everybody learns struggle4progress Nov 2013 #2

It has been quite obvious for some time that the NSA does not understand their own job. RC Nov 2013 #3

(1) There's no question the Bushistas were violating the law, as a result of which the law struggle4progress Nov 2013 #4

NSA Spying Crushes US Tech Companies in Emerging Markets (“An Industry Phenomenon") RC Nov 2013 #7

Could be. But it's a complete change of topic. You had been expressing your concern struggle4progress Nov 2013 #9

How is this not a result of the NSA corruption? RC Nov 2013 #10

So he still has no idea what Snowden took beyond "a lot". bemildred Nov 2013 #5

Oh please, we've known all about this stuff since 2006 or 1996 or 1796 or something Fumesucker Nov 2013 #6

Good. TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #8