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NSA chief Alexander retires

by line-zero on 3/29/14, 12:04 AM with 2 comments

• by cyphunk on 3/29/14, 12:47 AM

  > “Can anyone guess what number he keeps on his parking spot at Fort Meade?” Dempsey said. “007.”

  I'm reminded of Trevor Paglen's documentation of the military departmental patches. It's as though they are all boys clubs with secret hand-shakes. And here we have another member of one such boys club leaving. -- these institutions need an upgrade in the general level of competence.

• by Zigurd on 3/29/14, 1:06 AM

  One down. Now to ask why does someone who was "least untruthful" in replying to questions before Congress still have his job?