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Fox News Pundit Paid by NSA Contractor Reacts to Rand Paul: “Trust the NSA” | |
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Yesterday a contingent of U.S. Senators critical of domestic surveillance, led by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., spent nearly 11 hours giving speeches critical of Patriot Act-enabled spying on Americans. | Yesterday a contingent of U.S. Senators critical of domestic surveillance, led by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., spent nearly 11 hours giving speeches critical of Patriot Act-enabled spying on Americans. |
On Fox News, retired general and General Dynamics board member Jack Keane dismissed their concerns. Asked by host Neil Cavuto about Rand’s speech, Keane said, “Listen, I trust the National Security Agency, I think they do tremendous work. … I’m convinced they’ve got the United States’ interest at heart.” | On Fox News, retired general and General Dynamics board member Jack Keane dismissed their concerns. Asked by host Neil Cavuto about Rand’s speech, Keane said, “Listen, I trust the National Security Agency, I think they do tremendous work. … I’m convinced they’ve got the United States’ interest at heart.” |
Keane did not disclose his affiliation with General Dynamics, an NSA contractor. Keane has been on the board of General Dynamics since 2004, and received almost $250,000 in compensation last year alone. Keane is one of several pundits with NSA ties whom I profiled in an investigation published last week. | Keane did not disclose his affiliation with General Dynamics, an NSA contractor. Keane has been on the board of General Dynamics since 2004, and received almost $250,000 in compensation last year alone. Keane is one of several pundits with NSA ties whom I profiled in an investigation published last week. |
Watch the clip below: | Watch the clip below: |
The long day of speeches — which was not technically a filibuster — was designed to place a renewed spotlight on NSA abuse of authority ahead of the planned vote on the renewal of Patriot Act authority, which expires on June 1. | The long day of speeches — which was not technically a filibuster — was designed to place a renewed spotlight on NSA abuse of authority ahead of the planned vote on the renewal of Patriot Act authority, which expires on June 1. |
(This post is from our blog: Unofficial Sources.) | (This post is from our blog: Unofficial Sources.) |
Photo: Fox News | Photo: Fox News |
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