Topic: Rick Ledgett

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twitter mwitter
Episode 602 1:31:03 - 1:35:11

602: twitter mwitter

Rick Ledgett TED Talk, NSA Deputy Director, Google Hangout

NSA Deputy Director Rick Ledgett gave a TED talk via a Google Hangout from Fort Meade as a response to Edward Snowden. Ledgett defended the agency's "minimization procedures" and argued that the NSA protects the privacy of "citizens of the world," a phrase the hosts find suspicious.

Make Happy
Episode 574 1:16:40 - 1:20:16

574: Make Happy

60 Minutes NSA Access, Edward Snowden Amnesty

CBS's "60 Minutes" is granted unprecedented access to the NSA. Rick Ledgett, head of the Snowden leak task force, suggests a conversation about amnesty for Edward Snowden in exchange for securing the remaining 1.5 million documents. General Keith Alexander publicly disagrees with the amnesty proposal.