Epstein Secrets

ed. The FBI always had this power, if it obtained a warrant, but it did not previously have the “haystack” of records in a single database. Gen- eral Keith Alexander, who headed the NSA between 2005 and 2014, believed that maintaining such a haystack database made sense. “His approach was, ‘Let’s collect the whole

ting, “Thanks to one man’s courageous actions, Americans know about the truly egregious ways their government is spying on them,” and his son Senator Rand Paul, who was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, called for a pardon for Snowden. Senator Paul’s concern fitted with the gro

ong, 2014 3, “No Such Agency”: The best description of the birth of the NSA can be found in Bamford, Puzzle Palace, 1-4. 4 the NSA learned: General Keith Alexander, interview with author. 4 twelve-minute video: This video can be seen at http://www.theguardian.com /world/video/2013/jun/09/nsa-whistleblower-edwar

13, 2014. | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.indd 316 @ 9/30/16 8:13AM | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019804 Notes to pages 121-129 | 317 119 his son Senator Rand Paul: See Katie Glueck, “Rand Paul Backs Snowden, Bashes Clapper,” Politico, Jan. 5, 2014. 119 “We actually buy cell phones”: Snowden quoted in “New The

_—_As a result, Morell concluded “Snowden’s disclosures will go down in history as the greatest compromise of classified information ever.” General Keith Alexander, the head of the NSA at the time, came to a very similar assessment, asserting that Snowden did “the greatest damage to our combined nations’ intelli

ing: "Thanks to one man's courageous actions, Americans know about the truly egregious ways their government is spying on them," and his son, Senator Rand Paul, who was a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016, calling for a Presidential pardon for Snowden. Senator Paul’s concern fitte

an be found in James Bamford, The Puzzle Palace, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1982, pp. 1-4 “the NSA learned ...”—Author Interview with General Keith Alexander “12 minute video ...”——This extraordinary video can be seen at http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/jun/09/nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-

red “Congressman Ron Paul organized...”—Rebecca Shabad, “Former Rep. Ron Paul launches petition for Snowden clemency,” The Hill, February 13, 2014. “Rand Paul” support, see Katie Gluck, “Rand Paul Backs Snowden,” Politico, January 5, 2014 “We actually buy cell phones...” Snowden quoted in “New Guardian Inte