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On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 01:21:53 +1000, Ramon F Herrera <ramon@conexus.net>  
wrote:

>
> NSA cryptanalyst: We, too, are Americans
>
> Summary: ZDNet Exclusive: An NSA mathematician shares his  
> from-the-trenches view of the agency's surveillance activities.
>
> "An NSA mathematician, seeking to help shape the ongoing debate about  
> the agency's foreign surveillance activities, has contributed this  
> column to ZDNet Government. The author, Roger Barkan, also appeared in  
> last year's National Geographic Channel special about the National  
> Security Agency.
>
> "The rest of this article contains Roger's words only, edited simply for  
> formatting.
>
> "Many voices -- from those in the White House to others at my local  
> coffee shop -- have weighed in on NSA's surveillance programs, which  
> have recently been disclosed by the media.
>
> "As someone deep in the trenches of NSA, where I work on a daily basis  
> with data acquired from these programs, I, too, feel compelled to raise  
> my voice. Do I, as an American, have any concerns about whether the NSA  
> is illegally or surreptitiously [...]"
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/nsa-cryptanalyst-we-too-are-americans-7000020689/?s_cid=e539&ttag=e539
>
> -Ramon

Considering the head of the NSA has lied multiple times to congress about  
the scope of NSA activities I wouldn't be prepared to take what is said by  
an insider as having any value.