Former NSA Director Michael Hayden.
Brendan Sasso of The Hill reports that during a Washington Post cybersecurity summit today, former National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden made a joke about putting Edward Snowden on a kill list.
Snowden, who leaked secret NSA documents to news reporters, has been nominated for the “Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought,” considered to be Europe’s most prominent human rights award.
According to Sasso Hayden quipped, “I must admit, in my darker moments over the past several months, I’d also thought of nominating Mr. Snowden, but it was for a different list.”
“I can help you with that,” added his fellow panel member Rep. Mike “CISPA” Rogers (R-MI), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and longtime NSA ally.