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Citizen Eavesdrops On Former NSA Director Michael Hayden's Phone Call
McGruber writes "The Washington Post has the news that former head of the NSA Michael Hayden took a call while on the Acela train between D.C. and Boston. Hayden was talking to a journalist 'on background', which means the reporter is not allowed to cite Hayden by name. Unfortunately for Hayden, another train passenger overhead the call and live-tweeted it. 'Mattzie continued to livetweet Hayden’s conversations slamming the Obama administration, all the while insisting that he be referred to only on background. The conversation also seemed to touch on Hayden’s time as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President George W. Bush as well. "Hayden was bragging about rendition and black sites a minute ago," Mattzie wrote. Hayden has in the past defended the use of waterboarding against detainees held in various sites around the world, and dismissed torture as a "legal term."'"
When your hangnail hurts, it is easily forgotten by smashing your toe with a hammer.
Torture is not the NSA's job. It's more of a hobby.
I'm a good cook. I'm a fantastic eater. - Steven Brust
should have poured a cup of water on him
Okay sure... it's not illegal, but really
And while I know that sometimes you can't help but overhear stuff that's happening in a nearby conversation, that still doesn't mean you have to pay enough attention to what you heard to actually do something about it.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
> It is strange that you hear this on whomever is in office at the time. "The press is the mouthpiece of
> Yaya Adminstration."
Its almost as if the press has.....a vested interest in the status quo
> I guess there must be some magic key that controls the press when you get elected to the highest
> office
Yes well when you have such an office, reporters tend to show up when you call a press conference.
> to serve the people.
You still haven't realized that it is a cook book have you?
"I opened my eyes, and everything went dark again"
OBSERVATION: When given the means and opportunity to make an actual audio recording of Mr. I-Listen-To-You that would have been admissibly real, capable of rendering into a complete transcript, with real historical value... instead choosing to tap out 3rd party observations.
CONCLUSION: Twitter causes brain damage.
The jury is still out on Slashdot.
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