National Security Agency Chief Keith Alexander said he would prefer to "take the beatings" from the public and in the media "than to give up a program that would result in this nation being attacked," during his hearing in front of the House intelligence committee today.
This photobomb by Madea Benjamin of CodePink sums up the "beating" the
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Medea Benjamin of CodePink protests as Director of the National Security Agency Gen. Keith Alexander (L) waits for the beginning of a hearing before the House (Select) Intelligence Committee October 29, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on 'Potential Changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).'