I'm having interesting cut and paste issues here at Blackhat.  The last
sentence from my previous message didn't belong there...

However, ultimately, on the cosmological scale of things, I guess it really
doesn't matter...
On Aug 1, 2013 10:22 AM, "Douglas Roberts" <[email protected]> wrote:

> You underestimate the influence of the good old boy system. He exposed the
> head of them NSA as a liar, and in so doing made the entire top echelon of
> the US government look dishonest and foolish.
>
> They want to make him pay, and leaning on weaker governments to not accept
> his requests for asylum is one way they are trying to do that.
>
> BTW, I am at Blackhat this week, and General Alexander, head of the NSA
> got a very chilly reception here during his keynote talk yesterday.
>
>
> https://threatpost.com/nsa-director-defends-surveillance-activities-during-tense-black-hat-keynote/101541
>
> The story left out the part about when General Alexander said that all of
> this NSA civilian surveillance was to protect American freedom, and
> somebody in the audience shouted, "BULLSHIT!"
>
> It got a bit lively after that...
>
> People seem to forget that it just doesn't matter.
>
> ▶ Show quoted text
>  Fascinating.  I certainly was surprised so few countries would grant him
> asylum.
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/world/europe/edward-snowden-russia.html?_r=0
>
>
>    -- Owen
>
>
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