
I strongly recommend that every thoughtful patriot click on the first link in the text and read the free online article by James Bamford before reading my reflections.
James Bamford is arguably the finest open source researcher on the topic of the National Security Agency in history. Among his many works the best have been Body of Secrets and Pretext for War. His latest article is an absorbing mix of compelling insights and reckless ignorance. To his credit — but lost in the noise of his vitriolic hatred and defamation against our President, he acknowledges that the US intelligence community is comprised of “deeply problematic institutions.”
There are three gems and three mis-steps in Jim’s article.





