By Len Lazarick
“Who will guard the guards themselves?” is a Roman saying at least 1,800 years old.
Who will protect us from those who are supposed to protect
us? That is the question that lingers after the disclosure of two
programs that monitor the phone records and Internet use of millions of
Americans by the National Security Agency, based at Maryland’s Fort
Meade in Anne Arundel County.
Here is what Gen. Keith Alexander, the head of the NSA, told the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce on April 25.
“Our people take pride in protecting our civil liberties and our privacy,” Alexander said. “We can’t tell you how we do that.”
In other words, trust us.
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