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NSA chief Alexander retires (theguardian.com)
11 points by line-zero 4459 days ago
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> β€œCan anyone guess what number he keeps on his parking spot at Fort Meade?” Dempsey said. β€œ007.”

I'm reminded of Trevor Paglen's documentation of the military departmental patches. It's as though they are all boys clubs with secret hand-shakes. And here we have another member of one such boys club leaving. -- these institutions need an upgrade in the general level of competence.

One down. Now to ask why does someone who was "least untruthful" in replying to questions before Congress still have his job?