Origanalist
05-17-2014, 01:34 PM
(the main reason I posted this was the comments at the link. Nobody is surprised this guy would say this but the comments surprised me. Know hope. :))
By Julian Hattem - 05/16/14 06:14 PM EDT
The chances that a terrorist will try to target the United States are growing increasingly high, according to the former head of the National Security Agency.
“The probability is growing,” Gen. Keith Alexander told The New Yorker in an interview.
“What I saw at NSA is that there is a lot more coming our way, just as someone is revealing all the tools and the capabilities we have,” he added, referring to leaks from former contractor Edward Snowden.
“What that tells me is we’re at greater risk,” warned Alexander.
New threats, he said, were constantly emerging out of chaos in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and other countries around the globe.
The magazine interview comes days before lawmakers in the House move forward with a plan to effectively end a controversial NSA program.
Under the USA Freedom Act, which could come up for a vote on the House floor as soon as next week, the agency would no longer collect records about people’s phone calls and store them for five years. Instead, they would stay in the hands of private phone companies and NSA agents would need a court order before being able to search them.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/206384-ex-nsa-chief-odds-of-attack-are-growing#ixzz320FjmJMy
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By Julian Hattem - 05/16/14 06:14 PM EDT
The chances that a terrorist will try to target the United States are growing increasingly high, according to the former head of the National Security Agency.
“The probability is growing,” Gen. Keith Alexander told The New Yorker in an interview.
“What I saw at NSA is that there is a lot more coming our way, just as someone is revealing all the tools and the capabilities we have,” he added, referring to leaks from former contractor Edward Snowden.
“What that tells me is we’re at greater risk,” warned Alexander.
New threats, he said, were constantly emerging out of chaos in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and other countries around the globe.
The magazine interview comes days before lawmakers in the House move forward with a plan to effectively end a controversial NSA program.
Under the USA Freedom Act, which could come up for a vote on the House floor as soon as next week, the agency would no longer collect records about people’s phone calls and store them for five years. Instead, they would stay in the hands of private phone companies and NSA agents would need a court order before being able to search them.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/206384-ex-nsa-chief-odds-of-attack-are-growing#ixzz320FjmJMy
Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook