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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Military leaders seek higher profile for Pentagon's
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Military leaders seek higher profile for Pentagon's Cyber Command unit
http://j.mp/IG5aJ8 (Washington Post)
"You really need that [regional] context to apply the art of war
and the weapons to affect the adversary's mind-set," Cartwright
said. The move also would raise a novel personnel issue. The head
of Cyber Command, Gen. Keith Alexander, also is the head of the
Fort Meade-based National Security Agency, which spies
electronically on foreign enemies on behalf of numerous
government agencies as well as the military."
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That sucking sound you hear is billions of dollars and citizens'
privacy being flushed down the "cyberwar toilet."
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