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riqster

(13,986 posts)
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:23 PM Jul 2013

The NSA: Not Secure. Not Serving our Nation.

http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/the-nsa-not-secure-not-serving-our-nation/

Snips:
"One thing that has gotten lost in the outrage, uproar, and general brouhaha over the NSA’s Domestic Surveillance programs is how utterly inept the NSA has been shown to be. Yes, we hear about their Total Information Awareness yadayadaramaramadingdong, but it’s hard to believe they are capable of doing f***-all in a secure and competent manner. Why?

Because a marginally-qualified contractor with nefarious intent was able to waltz into a supposedly secure NSA facility and walk out with Hopper-knows-how-many secret files without anyone noticing. Indeed, the only reason those putzes at Fort Meade knew he had committed those crimes was because he told them he had done so."

"Not secure. Not serving our nation. So, what value are we getting for the billions upon billions of dollars we taxpayers have given the NSA over the decades? Apparently, not much value at all.

This blogger suggests we pull the plug on the NSA, fire the lot of them, and start over with a competent staff who can actually spell “security"."


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The NSA: Not Secure. Not Serving our Nation. (Original Post) riqster Jul 2013 OP
Or as my BIL just said riqster Jul 2013 #1
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