This page has been archived and commenting is disabled.
Keith Alexander, NSA Head, Stepping Down
After eight years at the helm of "America's secret cyber army", NSA head Keith Alexander, has decided to spend more time with his family and less time with yours, and is stepping down. According to US officials, the director of the NSA and his deputy are expected to depart in coming months, in a move that almost certainly would not have happened without the involvement of America's most infamous whitsleblower currently self-exiled in Russia, Edward Snowden in a development which according to Reuters, "could give Obama a chance to reshape the eavesdropping agency."
It is unclear what he would "reshape" it into: at last check the Stasi headquarters in Berlin did not have quite the capacity to house the Cray supercomputers needed to make sure that anyone and everyone caught selling stocks gets a lifetime audit guarantee from the IRS.
We are confident, however, that with the surge in government-employed architects coming back to "work" from their 17 days paid vacation, someone will have an idea or two.
From Reuters:
Army General Keith Alexander's eight-year tenure was rocked this year by revelations contained in documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden about the agency's widespread scooping up of telephone, e-mail and social media data.
Alexander has formalized plans to leave by next March or April, while his civilian deputy, John "Chris" Inglis, is due to retire by year's end, according to U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
It also wasn't clear who would replace the man who once upon a time made his office into a replica of the bridge of the Starship Enterprise, although there certainly are candidates.
One leading candidate to replace Alexander is Vice Admiral Michael Rogers, currently commander of the U.S. Navy's 10th Fleet and U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, officials told Reuters. The 10th Fleet and Fleet Cyber Command both have their headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland, between Washington and Baltimore. The NSA is also headquartered at Fort Meade.
There has been no final decision on selecting Rogers to succeed Alexander, and other candidates may be considered, the officials said.
More importantly, the question is whether with America's domestic epsionage and email address book collection efforts exposed for the entire world to see, courtesy of Edward Snowden, will Obama decide to engage in a strategic shift in policy, or merely double down and install RFID chips into every newborn American.
While both men are leaving voluntarily, the dual vacancies give Obama an opportunity both to install new leadership following Snowden's revelations and to decide whether the NSA and Cyber Command should have separate leaders.
Cyber Command, which has grown significantly in recent years, has the authority to engage in both defensive and offensive operations in cyberspace. Many NSA veterans argue that having the same person lead the spy agency and Cyber Command diminishes the emphasis on the NSA's work and its unique capabilities.
Rogers has been the Navy's top cyber commander since September 2011. Prior to that, he was director of intelligence for the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and for the U.S. Pacific Command.
Rogers is "a good leader, very insightful and well thought of within the community," said a U.S. defense official who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Rogers has worked hard to ensure that the Navy has sufficient sailors trained to take on added cyber responsibilities for U.S. Cyber Command, the official said.
Sorry, we forgot to add "rhetorical" before question.
»
- 13043 reads
- Printer-friendly version
- Send to friend
- advertisements -
Re; has decided to spend more time with his family and less with yours
HA! Good one.
I hope he spends the rest of his life looking over his shoulder.
May he immediately catch a nasty case of brain-eating syphilis and die quickly.
What the fuck is the "Tenth Fleet"? Never heard of that shit.
This prick Alexander took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution every time he got promoted to a higher level, just like I did. He shit all over that oath. May he rot in Hell for eternity.
.
See below...
Fleet as in Fleet brand enemas. The Tenth Fleet is the SDF (Special Douchenozzle Forces), a Global Force For Shit®.
Are you sure maybe he didn't just trust it.
1st step here would be to completely DOXX this guy and his family. Pictures, addresses, properties, numbers, the full monty.
Then he might understand what a Nazist he fucking is.
At that point the catcher in the rye reader might desire appear, for closure.
The tenth fleet
http://www.famouspictures.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Mouse-ear.jpg
no really ...
The U.S. Tenth Fleet is a functional formation of the United States Navy. It was first created as an anti-submarine warfare coordinating organization during the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War. It has been reactivated as Fleet Cyber Command.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Tenth_Fleet
The U.S. Fleet Cyber Command is a functional formation of the United States Navy responsible for the Navy's cyber warfare programs. Tenth Fleet was reactivated 29 January 2010 as U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. Tenth Fleet at Fort Meade, Maryland.[2] Its first commander was Vice Admiral Bernard J. McCullough III.[3] Fleet Cyber Command is the Naval component to U.S. Cyber Command.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Fleet_Cyber_Command
United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is an armed forces sub-unified command subordinate to United States Strategic Command. The command is located in Fort Meade, Maryland and led by General Keith B. Alexander.[1] USCYBERCOM centralizes command of cyberspace operations, organizes existing cyber resources and synchronizes defense of U.S. military networks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command
A 'Fleet' ... of satellites ... spys ... offensive hackers ... and stratagic attack subs ... etc., i.e. Skynet
Apparently the events of 2008-09 prompted the US to recreate it, then stand it up in Jan 2010.
Were they expecting a major conflict?
ok, Tenth Fleet and all...
I am just worried they'd dismantle the Enterprise Bridge in his office, no?
Yeah, I've been wondering how he explains that to visiting 'normal' people, but I suppose normal people never get to see it. And if they do, they don't dare blurt out that he's a fricken moonbat. Though the Luftwaffe had Hermann Göring. Got to wonder if he was playing Captain Picard when no one was looking though.
<Oh damn! ... I forgot ... Skynet can read this ... fuck!!/>
Yeah, but I love the decor though, very retro, love it, gives a real sense of the epic responsibility in the hands of a few great people and some very very clever intelligence machines, wow, it's really somphfin.
I think his "Tenth Fleet" is his Star Trek Enterprise command deck... Alexander has been outed, weighed, and measured.
...but I suspect he gets his orders like everyone else at that level. Hey Keith, maybe you should have a beer with Eddy and Greenwald or is it getting too weird you just have to walk away? Just saying...
Navy cyber command/10th fleet...
Anyway...
Fuck NSA Nazis!
Guaranteed.
There's a corner office waiting for him at Goldmansaks
That doesn't mean he doesn't have to watch his 6 the rest of his born days. One can hope, anyway... dead men don't talk and that's cheap.
I hope some crazy fucker finds his ass.
Somewhere in Russia, Edward Snowden types "Two down!" into his computer journal. Somewhere in 'Murica, I light a fresh candle and place it on my Snowden shrine.
+1000
I'm sure the ministry of propaganda has deployed weinstein to add some hollywood glitz and glamor via a misguided Fifth-Estate-like farse about Mr. Snowden.
Wonder what the title will be? `9 days in Sheremetyevo`?
Interestedly some believe the worst has yet to come.
http://world.time.com/2013/10/14/greenwald-on-snowden-leaks-the-worst-is...
So can Snowden be credited for the lack of US aggression against Syria? Vladimir strikes again.
Hope he suffers an early terrible death. Fuck You Alexander
Reuters failed to mention the most noted legacy in Alexander's tenture as Chief Spook and 4-Star General Level Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse perpetrator. The Alexander Memorial Star Wars Command and Control Center at an undisclosed NSA facility at Fort Belvoir, VA.
Every NSA Chief Spook ought to have one. Right, Keith?
http://tinyurl.com/oplhra8
http://tinyurl.com/nq8zdok
http://tinyurl.com/nvlk5lb
I hear Dick Cheney is available.
fucking slyme!
He's making off with his loot now that he has cornered the market on dilithium crystals lol.
The one finger salute...asshole.
Could he be heading to the Black OPS of the NSA now that they have the goods on everyone it might be time to put them to use. Dont start clapping too damn soon this might just be the next act.
Fuck you and good riddens cunt bag.
I'm positive that you're on someones list when it all comes to an abrupt halt. I hope they have mercy on you.
Over.
why should they have any mercy at all?
Because I want my souvenir from the regime. His head in a glass jar filled of formaldehyde. If he gets all shredded up, burnt, or otherwise justifiably dealt with then I will never get mines.
It's a selfish thing you know but it will have strong bids on ebay. Although I will buy it back as a shill bidder and chalk the sale fee up as almost free advertising to future generations of Neocons.
After what he knows he and his family will stop talking and just pass notes and burn them after.
Off to their new careers at GS IT
Apparently, he dug up some real good dirt on himself, and blackmailed himself into retirement.
" Spending more time with his family" is the same old tired phrase they keep offering as an excuse for their departure. Considering these unscrupulous hypocrites don't seem the types to yearn for family interactions I wonder what this strange comment really means. " I need some time to pause and figure out my next means to advance my insatiable lust for power." perhaps.
Miffed;-)
In corporate it usually meant they were invited to leave. Oh, with their pension if they're quiet.
Dusting off some old, old conspiracy-theory type background:
In the early 1990s the rumor was this excuse was used when the resignee was being told to resign by a group of white-hat hackers and secret agent types that had proof of illegal activity or treason. (They were basically blackmailing the bad guys under threat of being exposed.) Not sure of the truth of it, but there were a number of resignations clustered around 94/95 with this reason being given. It was discussed at the time by the (unfortunately deceased) financial/political blogger J. Orlin Grabbe (he wrote a paper "Hackers vs Politicians" that repeats some material from James Norman as well.)
No idea if any of this is in fact true, but it's certainly an intriguing backstory.
Just the state lie-support-apparatus running out of lines.
He just perjured himself in front of congress to such an epic extent it was hilarious.Total amateur compared to the bernank who can speak for hours and say nothing.
"...in a move that almost certainly would not have happened without the involvement of America's most infamous whitsleblower currently self-exiled in Russia, Edward Snowden..."
I was legitimately confused when reading that. The first throught through my head was "What does Snowden have to do with this? The embarrasment for having the leak under his watch?" Then I remembered that, once upon a time, there were consequences for breaking the law, and my confusion cleared up a little. But we all know that he's not going to have any penalties imposed upon him by the government. He's going to get his pension.
It really is sad that I have become so jaded that I actually expect violations of the law by the government to carry no consequences for the perpitrators that I get confused when somebody resigns because of violations of the law are exposed.
(I still think that it is the embarrasment of having the leak occur under his watch.)
Retirement is not the same as resignation. He's been at it for thirty plus years; he might even make more in retirement than he does on active duty. And that's before any 'consulting' or other side opportunities that will inevitably arise.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2012-01-26/military-o...
New boss, same as the old boss.
By "stepping down" you actually mean he was fired. A few days ago he directly threatened the president because of what he perceived as a slight from the president. Did he really think he could get away with that?
He will of course be replaced by one of Obama's slaves.
Dear General Alexander,
Please forward this to President Obama after you intercept and analyze it.
I hereby apply for the job you are vacating; here are my qualifications.
1. I know how to use computers, and have never had one catch on fire.
2. I was in the U.S. military, just like you. I never became as rank as you, er, I never got to be a general. But I was once called a general screw-up. Does that count?
3. I know how to spell cryptography. I learned all about it watching Tales From The Crypt.
4. You already know all my secrets, so no further investigation into my character will be necessary.
5. I've never suffered any leaks, at least not if you exclude my mid-70s GM car, whose transmission leaked.
6. I've played Risk.
7. I can start work immediately. I'm retired, but keep my mind sharp by reading and scrutinizing that subversive ZeroHedge site.
Thank you for your assistance.
nice.
let us know what he says
Over-qualified.
Next?
Now set the mike and stretch the oculus wide,
Hold hard the focus and bend up every apparati
To eye-straining height. On, on, you sneaky voyeur.
Whose blood is fet through spooky snoopeurs!
Fathers that, like this poor Alexander,
Have in these parts from morn till even peeped
And made crimes where none ever were:
Dishonour not your extortive cabal; but attest
That those whom you call'd fathers did flip you.
Get secrets that quicken the eye-to-keyhole blood,
Crush freedom's neck, boot quietude into mud.
There is an old joke from the time of the draftee army.
If you can't read then they make you private.
If you have read one book they make you an officer.
If you have read two books they make you a GENERAL.
But if you have read more than two books you are back to being a private again....
by
buy
bye
you fucking cunt.
fucker is off to join his dancing israeli pals at the chertoff group.
do the zionist shuffle and plan the nest false flag.
Terrorists are already ramping up on the news...
http://www.radioiowa.com/2013/10/16/sock-wrapped-over-styrofoam-causes-s...
Snowden out, and Alexander out.
Clean slate, folks. Snowden has nothing on the new guy. NSA goes back to business.
They may have more 4-star generals than we have Snowden-level whistle blowers. You would think not, but I think so; a life on the run from the Obama Stasi isn't going to appeal to many.
0bozo no doubt has someone hand picked who is three times the facsist this guy is.
I suspect this has a lot to do with it. Greenwald said they hadn't even begun to publish the "good stuff."
My guess is when "the good stuff" comes out, it will show felonious activity no amount of weasel-words and spin will make go away. The big tell will be if Alexander is dead in under a year, offed like William Colby for knowing too much and being a loose end that they can't control. They'll pin blame on the dead guy, sweep it under the rug and pretend like it didn't happen.
If he's still living, I think the prospect of him seeing trial is actually pretty high, since he's been set up to scapegoat regardless.
Do you really think there is any "good stuff"? What journalist would not publish the good stuff? It's what they do. Or is Greenwald just another plant?
Given the sheer amount of files Snowden left with and the stated plan to roll stories out slowly rather than a single dump, and the pattern of increasing detail/disclosure, I think there really is "good stuff."
Apparently Snowden had some very specific demands for both Greenwald and Poitras in how the stories were vetted, released, etc, and what we're seeing is part of a plan. At this point I don't have a lot of doubt that there will be more releases that would have guaranteed a resignation if he hadn't retired.
They've said the next "big" story has something to do with the NSA guiding US death squads. That one will be interesting.
In Snowden's video on RT a few days back he wasn't running from any one, and looked plenty happy with his current situation and how things are going. This has never been about personalities, the change in commanders makes no difference at all, it's the programs and the secrecy and the illegality of it, and the brazenness of it, and the natural visceral rejection of the NSA's and White House domestic and global miscreant behavior.
Postmaster Bill: This machine reads zip codes. These five digits tell us where to direct your mail.
Lisa: But it's nine digits now, what's the point of these other four numbers?
Postmaster Bill: Those are citizen relocation codes. With any luck, we'll … never need 'em. (Security guards are watching the cameras)
Guard #1: She's onto us. Should I flood the chamber?
Guard #2: Not yet. Let's get some lunch.
It sounds as if SPAM is clogging the NSA servers that were sent from fake addresses and never delivered to recipients. I hate to say this, but we need MOARR spam!!
Oh, and this gem is priceless: The New York Times makes this observation:
Fucking crazy right?!
I named my dog "The treasury department". Can I have all my money back now... please? My cat's name is "department of defense".
Perhaps there was a low even Alexander wouldn't stoop to...
or maybe he knows something we don't and has plans to be safely on an extended vacation in Belize.
Safe? I don't think so.
snowden is a great pitcher; two striken out and one more to go. Can he bag the man from Booz?
Who must be now cringing in an alcohol anonymous hangout and trying to convince himself he was from Allen Hamilton and stone sober when he joined the NSA as head man. "I wasn't on the bottle like that guy Alexander. I tell you I never had recurrent sex with that Cray computer nor did I peek at anybody's love letters."
Lets give him a big CLAP for that.
Fuck the NSA. Illegal racketeering organization.
I'm going to feel an emptiness. Down there in my bowels, between my ass-cheeks I believe my ass-trumpets will bellow with joy, if for only a moment's reprieve from having someone else's head shoved firmly up my anus.
Who will be the next proctologist?
Who will guard the guards who guard the guards?
A farewell message to Alexander and the NSA:
EFAUTCSKHYIOTUANDDIE
hint: it's two messages in one for your two-faces on one head
Yeah, thiis guy's kids are probably oxycontin addicts or some shit like that. I know I would be if I were even remotely related to this dirt bag.
Just when you think they must have reached into lowest part of the bucket of shit to find Alexander, they'll go lower to find somebody infinitely worse.
Wanted: Specialist in administering Blackmail, industrial espionage, protection racketeering, theft, and sleaze. Previous experience required. Qualification: Must be a certified sociopath from a mental health professional.
or a mental health proffessional.
They are all sociopaths unless of course they are psychopaths.
Looks like the USN is set to retake their baby the NSA.
He would need to take the fifth amendment before Congressional committees. Obama and his handlers don't want to claim executive privilege to prevent his testimony. He expects Obama and Holder to protect him from criminal prosecution, or else. Same gimmick was used by Betrayus. Lerner is feeling the heat for not immediately taking the 5th. Her fellow swine are taking precautions. Many convictions in federal court are for lying to investigators. i.e. Martha Steward or Libby As Ass. Supreme Court Justice Jackson wrote, "never talk to police."
Does anyone else wonder why all the scumbags running these secret spying operations on the American people are all generals and admirals. It looks to me that the U.S. senior officer corp is a breeding ground for fascists slim balls. This is where the real threat to freedom and democracy is coming from in this country. They chose well when the chose the military to have the power to arrest and detain people without charges or trial. They know these scumbags will carry this out without question.
Why not Eric Schmidt?
I wish the general well in his new role as Chief Privacy Officer at Google.
glad to see the back of this authoritarian degenerate peice of shit.
but you can rest assured his replacement will be more of the same.
think yellen replacing shalom.
Maybe people around the world should spend some time with his family. Just to let him know how it feels like.
Clear your desk and don't forget to pack your Google glasses.