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{{Person | {{Person | ||
| − | |name = Keith B. Alexander | + | |name=Keith B. Alexander |
| − | |image = General Keith B. Alexander in service uniform.jpg | + | |image=General Keith B. Alexander in service uniform.jpg |
| − | | | + | |image_caption=Alexander in 2013 |
| + | |nationality=US | ||
|birth_date=1951-12-02 | |birth_date=1951-12-02 | ||
| − | |description=Chief of the NSA, infamous for his mendacious denials regarding the illegal mass surveillance of US citizens. | + | |constitutes=soldier, spook, deep state operative |
| + | |description=Chief of the NSA, now infamous for his mendacious denials regarding the illegal mass surveillance of US citizens. | ||
| + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_B._Alexander | ||
| + | |spouses=Deborah Lynn Douglas | ||
| + | |alma_mater=West Point, Boston University, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, National War College, Naval Postgraduate School, National Defense University | ||
| + | |birth_name=Keith Brian Alexander | ||
| + | |birth_place=Syracuse, New York, U.S. | ||
| + | |employment={{job | ||
| + | |title=Director of the National Security Agency | ||
| + | |start=August 1, 2005 | ||
| + | |end=March 28, 2014 | ||
| + | |next=April 3, 2014 | ||
| + | |description=An infamously mendacious tenure}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | Keith Alexander is a four-star general in the [[United States Army]], | + | '''Keith B. Alexander''' is a four-star general in the [[United States Army]], who as [[NSA director]] became infamous for a set of mendacious denials regarding the [[NSA]]'s [[mass surveillance]] of US citizens. |
==Lies to the public regarding NSA operations== | ==Lies to the public regarding NSA operations== | ||
| − | In July 2012, in response to a question from DEF CON founder Jeff Moss asking “does the NSA really keep a file on everyone?,” Alexander replied, “No, we don’t. Absolutely no. And anybody who would tell you that we’re keeping files or dossiers on the American people knows that’s not true.”<ref>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/nsa-chief-denies-dossiers/</ref> | + | In July 2012, in response to a question from [[DEF CON]] founder [[Jeff Moss]] asking “does the NSA really keep a file on everyone?,” Alexander replied, “No, we don’t. Absolutely no. And anybody who would tell you that we’re keeping files or dossiers on the American people knows that’s not true.”<ref>http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/nsa-chief-denies-dossiers/</ref> |
In March 2012, in response to questions during a U.S. congressional hearing from Representative [[Hank Johnson]] about allegations made by former NSA officials that the NSA engages in collection of voice and digital information of U.S. citizens Alexander was asked in a number of ways, and replied that, despite the allegations of "[[James Bamford|James Bashford]]" {{sic}} in ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', the NSA does not collect that data.<ref name="Greenbergdenied">Greenberg, Andy. "[http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/06/06/watch-top-u-s-intelligence-officials-repeatedly-deny-nsa-spying-on-americans-over-the-last-year-videos/ Watch Top U.S. Intelligence Officials Repeatedly Deny NSA Spying On Americans Over The Last Year (Videos)]." ''[[Forbes]]''. June 6, 2013. Retrieved on June 11, 2013.</ref><!--This article has the explicit thesis that NSA officials denied spying AND then ties it into the revealing of PRISM, which should satisfy concerns regarding OR/Synthesis--> | In March 2012, in response to questions during a U.S. congressional hearing from Representative [[Hank Johnson]] about allegations made by former NSA officials that the NSA engages in collection of voice and digital information of U.S. citizens Alexander was asked in a number of ways, and replied that, despite the allegations of "[[James Bamford|James Bashford]]" {{sic}} in ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', the NSA does not collect that data.<ref name="Greenbergdenied">Greenberg, Andy. "[http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/06/06/watch-top-u-s-intelligence-officials-repeatedly-deny-nsa-spying-on-americans-over-the-last-year-videos/ Watch Top U.S. Intelligence Officials Repeatedly Deny NSA Spying On Americans Over The Last Year (Videos)]." ''[[Forbes]]''. June 6, 2013. Retrieved on June 11, 2013.</ref><!--This article has the explicit thesis that NSA officials denied spying AND then ties it into the revealing of PRISM, which should satisfy concerns regarding OR/Synthesis--> | ||
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At DEF CON 2012, Alexander was the keynote speaker; during the question and answers session, in response to the question "Does the NSA really keep a file on everyone, and if so, how can I see mine?" Alexander replied "Our job is foreign intelligence" and that "Those who would want to weave the story that we have millions or hundreds of millions of dossiers on people, is absolutely false...From my perspective, this is absolute nonsense."<ref name=Greenbergdenied/><!--This article has the explicit thesis that NSA officials denied spying AND then ties it into the revealing of PRISM, which should satisfy concerns regarding OR/Synthesis--> | At DEF CON 2012, Alexander was the keynote speaker; during the question and answers session, in response to the question "Does the NSA really keep a file on everyone, and if so, how can I see mine?" Alexander replied "Our job is foreign intelligence" and that "Those who would want to weave the story that we have millions or hundreds of millions of dossiers on people, is absolutely false...From my perspective, this is absolute nonsense."<ref name=Greenbergdenied/><!--This article has the explicit thesis that NSA officials denied spying AND then ties it into the revealing of PRISM, which should satisfy concerns regarding OR/Synthesis--> | ||
| − | On June 6, 2013, the day after Snowden's revelations, Director of National Intelligence [[James R. Clapper]] released a statement admitting the NSA collects telephony [[metadata]] on millions of Americans telephone calls.<ref> | + | On June 6, 2013, the day after Snowden's revelations, Director of National Intelligence [[James R. Clapper]] released a statement admitting the NSA collects telephony [[metadata]] on millions of Americans telephone calls.<ref>http://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/191-press-releases-2013/868-dni-statement-on-recent-unauthorized-disclosures-of-classified-information</ref> This metadata information included originating and terminating telephone number, telephone calling card number, IMEI number, time and duration of phone calls.<ref>In Re: Application of the FBI For an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From Verizon Business Network Services. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2013/jun/06/verizon-telephone-data-court-order Verizon forced to hand over telephone data – full court ruling]. guardian.co.uk (June 6, 2013)</ref> |
Andy Greenberg of ''[[Forbes]]'' said that NSA officials, including Alexander, in the years 2012 and 2013 "publicly denied–often with carefully hedged words–participating in the kind of snooping on Americans that has since become nearly undeniable."<ref name=Greenbergdenied/> In September 2013, Alexander was asked by Senator [[Mark Udall]] if it is the goal of the NSA to "collect the phone records of all Americans", to which Alexander replied: | Andy Greenberg of ''[[Forbes]]'' said that NSA officials, including Alexander, in the years 2012 and 2013 "publicly denied–often with carefully hedged words–participating in the kind of snooping on Americans that has since become nearly undeniable."<ref name=Greenbergdenied/> In September 2013, Alexander was asked by Senator [[Mark Udall]] if it is the goal of the NSA to "collect the phone records of all Americans", to which Alexander replied: | ||
| − | {{quote|"''Yes, I believe it is in the nation's best interest to put all the phone records into a lockbox that we could search.''" | + | {{quote|"''Yes, I believe it is in the nation's best interest to put all the phone records into a lockbox that we could search.''" <br/>Keith B. Alexander, September 2013<ref>http://bigstory.ap.org/article/senators-limit-nsa-snooping-us-phone-records</ref>}} |
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| + | ===The '54 Events'=== | ||
| + | [[image:the 54 NSA events.png|right|400px|thumb]] | ||
| + | Alexander claimed that the [[mass surveillance]] prevented 54 terrorist events directed against the U.S. ("42 Plots" and "12 Occurrences of Support to Terrorism"). Sen. Patrick Leahy pressed Alexander on the issue of the 54 events at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, asking Alexander “Would you agree that the 54 cases that keep getting cited by the administration were not all plots, and of the 54, only 13 had some nexus to the U.S.? Would you agree with that, yes or no?” Alexander replied “Yes” but did not elaborate. | ||
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| + | Assessing the impact of the NSA's mass surveillance programme on the alleged 54 cases is difficult since, while the agency has allegedly provided a full list to Congress, it remains classified. The congressionally-established Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) investigation (pp. 145-153) concluded that mass surveillance had not played an important part in thwarting a single terrorist event.<ref>http://www.globalresearch.ca/spy-chief-james-clapper-wins-rosemary-award-worst-open-government-performance-of-2013/5375228</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | Keith Brian Alexander 1951-12-02 Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | |||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | West Point, Boston University, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, National War College, Naval Postgraduate School, National Defense University | |||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Deborah Lynn Douglas | |||||||||||||||
| Member of | Amazon, Middle East Media Research Institute | |||||||||||||||
Chief of the NSA, now infamous for his mendacious denials regarding the illegal mass surveillance of US citizens.
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Keith B. Alexander is a four-star general in the United States Army, who as NSA director became infamous for a set of mendacious denials regarding the NSA's mass surveillance of US citizens.
Contents
Lies to the public regarding NSA operations
In July 2012, in response to a question from DEF CON founder Jeff Moss asking “does the NSA really keep a file on everyone?,” Alexander replied, “No, we don’t. Absolutely no. And anybody who would tell you that we’re keeping files or dossiers on the American people knows that’s not true.”[1]
In March 2012, in response to questions during a U.S. congressional hearing from Representative Hank Johnson about allegations made by former NSA officials that the NSA engages in collection of voice and digital information of U.S. citizens Alexander was asked in a number of ways, and replied that, despite the allegations of "James Bashford" [sic] in Wired, the NSA does not collect that data.[2]
On July 9, 2012, when asked by a member of the press if a large data center in Utah was used to store data on American citizens, Alexander stated, "No. While I can't go into all the details on the Utah data center, we don't hold data on U.S. citizens."[3]
At DEF CON 2012, Alexander was the keynote speaker; during the question and answers session, in response to the question "Does the NSA really keep a file on everyone, and if so, how can I see mine?" Alexander replied "Our job is foreign intelligence" and that "Those who would want to weave the story that we have millions or hundreds of millions of dossiers on people, is absolutely false...From my perspective, this is absolute nonsense."[2]
On June 6, 2013, the day after Snowden's revelations, Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper released a statement admitting the NSA collects telephony metadata on millions of Americans telephone calls.[4] This metadata information included originating and terminating telephone number, telephone calling card number, IMEI number, time and duration of phone calls.[5]
Andy Greenberg of Forbes said that NSA officials, including Alexander, in the years 2012 and 2013 "publicly denied–often with carefully hedged words–participating in the kind of snooping on Americans that has since become nearly undeniable."[2] In September 2013, Alexander was asked by Senator Mark Udall if it is the goal of the NSA to "collect the phone records of all Americans", to which Alexander replied:
"Yes, I believe it is in the nation's best interest to put all the phone records into a lockbox that we could search."
Keith B. Alexander, September 2013[6]
The '54 Events'
Alexander claimed that the mass surveillance prevented 54 terrorist events directed against the U.S. ("42 Plots" and "12 Occurrences of Support to Terrorism"). Sen. Patrick Leahy pressed Alexander on the issue of the 54 events at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, asking Alexander “Would you agree that the 54 cases that keep getting cited by the administration were not all plots, and of the 54, only 13 had some nexus to the U.S.? Would you agree with that, yes or no?” Alexander replied “Yes” but did not elaborate.
Assessing the impact of the NSA's mass surveillance programme on the alleged 54 cases is difficult since, while the agency has allegedly provided a full list to Congress, it remains classified. The congressionally-established Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) investigation (pp. 145-153) concluded that mass surveillance had not played an important part in thwarting a single terrorist event.[7]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A New Initiative for Poland: A Future Leader in Securing the Fourth Industrial Revolution | 16 January 2019 | 17 January 2019 | Poland Warsaw | Conference in Poland in January 2019 planned by the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, sponsored by the Atlantic Council and Bank Polski. |
| Bilderberg/2008 | 5 June 2008 | 8 June 2008 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 56th Bilderberg, Chantilly, Virginia, 139 guests |
| Bilderberg/2009 | 14 May 2009 | 17 May 2009 | Greece Vouliagmeni | The 57th Bilderberg |
| Bilderberg/2011 | 9 June 2011 | 12 June 2011 | Switzerland Hotel Suvretta St. Moritz | 59th meeting, in Switzerland, 129 guests |
| Bilderberg/2012 | 31 May 2012 | 3 June 2012 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 58th Bilderberg, in Chantilly, Virginia. Unusually just 4 years after an earlier Bilderberg meeting there. |
| Bilderberg/2014 | 29 May 2014 | 1 June 2014 | Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel | The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen |
| Munich Security Conference/2013 | 1 February 2013 | 3 February 2013 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 49th Munich Security Conference |
References
- ↑ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/nsa-chief-denies-dossiers/
- ↑ a b c Greenberg, Andy. "Watch Top U.S. Intelligence Officials Repeatedly Deny NSA Spying On Americans Over The Last Year (Videos)." Forbes. June 6, 2013. Retrieved on June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Cyber Security And American Power, see 50:50. C-spanvideo.org (July 9, 2012). Retrieved on June 30, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/191-press-releases-2013/868-dni-statement-on-recent-unauthorized-disclosures-of-classified-information
- ↑ In Re: Application of the FBI For an Order Requiring the Production of Tangible Things From Verizon Business Network Services. Verizon forced to hand over telephone data – full court ruling. guardian.co.uk (June 6, 2013)
- ↑ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/senators-limit-nsa-snooping-us-phone-records
- ↑ http://www.globalresearch.ca/spy-chief-james-clapper-wins-rosemary-award-worst-open-government-performance-of-2013/5375228
