NSA chief says legislation to stop media leaks is only weeks away

[MatheusSanzo]

National Security Agency head Gen. Keith Alexander told a cybersecurity panel Tuesday that the “media leaks legislation” he proposed to prevent journalists from reporting on government surveillance programs like those leaked by Edward Snowden could be here within weeks.

 

“My personal opinion: these leaks have caused grave, significant and irreversible damage to our nation and to our allies. It will take us years to recover.”

 

According to the general, “media leaks” have been getting in the way of a congressional bill giving NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, which he also heads, the ability to communicate secretly with private organizations about cyber attacks and Internet data collection.

 

“I am an optimist. I think if we make the right steps on the media leaks legislation, then cyber legislation will be a lot easier,”

 

The general originally expressed his support for a bill silencing journalists last October in an interview with the Department of Defense’s “Armed with Science Blog,” where he said, “We ought to come up with a way of stopping it. I don’t know how to do that. That’s more of the courts and the policymakers but, from my perspective, it’s wrong to allow this to go on.”

 

Alexander, who is due to retire in the coming weeks, said he was headed to the White House Tuesday to talked about the changes proposed to the NSA’s bulk data collection of domestic phone records and data.

Source: http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/05/nsa-chief-says-legislation-to-stop-media-leaks-is-only-weeks-away/

 

I recommend read the article, i have cut a few things... In my opinion this would be all they need to continue to do what they do quietly.

[AlwaysFSX]

This is illegal though?

[Misanthrope]

Will they also prepare an effigy of the First Amendment to burn?

[antoainb]

Jesus, will they ever learn?

[LAwLz]

I feel sorry for you USA. You are not far from becoming China if this continues. Censoring the media from reporting what the government is using your tax money for? Very very bad thing.

 

Hey dumbass, it's the the leaks that caused the damage. Your relationships with other counties were damaged because they found out you were wiretapping phone calls among other things. Don't shoot the messenger.

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

Land of the 'free' strikes again.

[Scia]

Well, obviously refining their tapping process to ONLY spy on people that need to be spyed on [like pedophiles and stuff] seems to be completely crazy if you can simply spy on them all.

[AndThenThereWas1]

I found the issue! The US government has gone digital but they didnt scan in the Constitution and now they dont know whats legal and illegal.

[ACatWithThumbs]

People have to start doing something or we will end up in a security state.
I bet George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are crying in there graves right now.
The government is spitting on what the US stands for.
This is just sad.

And if they want everything so secure than they should use there ***** data and get all those gangs/pedophiles in jail.
Then they would do at least something useful.

[Lays]

Is this real life

[Biggerisbetter]

I will not believe anything on that crazy ass website. Instead of providing well researched piece of journalism. All you get is tea party porno. I do like reading the comments tho. They have bat shit crazy posters over there.

[techswede]

Can i go to the moon and live there instead?.. I don't want to live on this planet anymore if this is true <_<

[ACatWithThumbs]

Can i go to the moon and live there instead?.. I don't want to live on this planet anymore if this is true <_<

Same.

Now the one way trip to Mars doesn't seem that bad anymore.

[Darren]

Lol, USA being so patriotic and bragging about freedom. You have no freedom. What a pathetic excuse for a government you have.

[techswede]

Same.

Now the one way trip to Mars doesn't seem that bad anymore.

The moon is more my style. That way i can still keep this apartment for vacations 

[Da'Argo]

This is a disgrace, throwing journalistic freedom away? can't they see what they are doing? 

 

 

 

wait, of course they can.

[Biggerisbetter]

Freedom has always been an illusion. I don't understand why people are now upset about it.

[nicehat]

I recommend read the article, i have cut a few things... In my opinion this would be all they need to continue to do what they do quietly.

 

Try putting the article in your own words, give your opinion, and direct a discussion. That way, we all are more likely to get involved with the article, your opinion or each others. 

[Fetzie]

This should be struck down by the Supreme Court though, right?

[mr moose]

I think it's time the rest of the world invaded the USA, over throw their government and save their oppressed citizens from this communists regime. We can't allow such anti democratic oppression to continue, it is a blight on human rights.

[flibberdipper]

There goes more of our first amendment.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Fuk da Constitution.

[TheMissxu]

From their perspective, the NSA thinks Snowden leaked more information critical to national security than information on unconstitutional data collection of American citizens.

[GrayFoxbr]

All i have to say is grab your torches and pitchforks guys

 

The level of stupidity of this is just beyond comprehension...

" oh shit we have been caught redhanded, better cover up our shit with more care next time"

[NInety]

*Moves to Canada.