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Letter to "Extended Family" Assures That NSA Will "Weather This Storm"

Posted by timothy on from the hello-mother-hello-father-nsa-reads-hiawatha dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The National Security Agency sent a letter to its employees, affiliates and contractors to reassure them that the NSA is not really an abusive and unchecked spying agency engaged in illegal activity." Whatever you think of the commentary, you can read the original, attached to the linked story.

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  1. Re:I'll tell you what it means ... by Animats · · Score: 3, Informative

    "The NSA/CSS Memorial Wall lists the names of 171 cryptologists who have died in the line of duty since the Agency's inception in 1952," according to the letter.

    This refers to members of the US military doing cryptographic duty who died in the line of duty. Here's the list. Most died during the Cold War or in Vietnam. In recent years, in Afghanistan or Iraq. Only one civilian, Alan M. Blue, who was on the USS Liberty when the Israelis attacked it.

  2. Re: And I have a 3 foot long penis by DigiShaman · · Score: 4, Informative

    Modesto Junior College in California.

    http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3954954

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