strategic command, and general keith alexander, the commander of u.s. cybercommandk, and thank t them both for their service to our nation..s. we also want to thank the fineth men and women who serve in these commands for the dedication and service to our nation, and ameno special thanks to their dsanlies. strategic command, or stratcom, manages nine missions across the department of defense. these missions range from satellite and space situationale awareness, missile defense, andn electronic warfare, to combating destruction.ss stratcom coordinates the activities of the u.s. cybercommand across the department of defense. unlike combatant commands which otyregionally focused, stratcom submissions are global. as noted in the presence its strategic guidance, stratcom commands nuclear forces that can under any circumstances confront an adversary with this prospect of unacceptable damage. that capability needs to be preserved as we continue to thduce the size of the forces and modernize the infrastructure at the department of energy that supports thisce mi

strategic command and general keith alexander, the commander of the u.s. cyber command and thank them both for their service to our nation. we also want to thank the fine men and women who serve in these commands for their dedication and service to our nation and a special thanks to their families. strategic command manages nine missions across the department of defense. these missions range from satellite and space situational awareness, missile defense, and electronic warfare to combatting weapons of mass destruction. stratcom coordinates the activity of u.s. cyber command across the department of defense, unlike combatant commands, which are regionally folk you, stratcom's missions are global. that capability needs to be preserved as we continue to reduce the size of these forces and modernize the infrastructure at the department of energy that supports this mission. general kaler, here are some of the issues that i hope that you'll address this morning. first, are you satisfied with the direction we're taking in our nuclear force posture and with the d

citizens while dancing around some of the facts general keith alexander for the most part denied that this is happening but there is evidence that shows otherwise and many people who believe otherwise one of those people is trevor tim an activist with the electronic frontier foundation he's in san francisco to help us sift through some of this. hey there trevor do you have a reason to believe that the n.s.a. is in fact spying on u.s. citizens. well we've actually known for quite a few years that this is going on the story first emerged in the new york times in two thousand and five when they first revealed that the bush administration had been instituting this massive warrantless wiretapping program basically skirting the law and skirting the fourth amendment of the constitution since then many other news organizations have reported from usa today the new yorker the los angeles times and more evidence has come out that the n.s.a. has these wiretapping centers and is monitoring centers located throughout the country and then in the world in the country's largest telecom companies like

systems day, the electric grid, water treatment plants, key financial systems, similarly, general keith alexander, the commander of u.s. cyber command and the director of nsa has warned that our cyber vulnerabilities are extraordinary. and characterized by a distur t exploitation too destruction. these statements are just the latest in a chorus of warnings officials. and the threat as the chairman has pointed out our national security -- but also to our well being. a norton study calculated the cost of global cyber crime at when combined with the value of time victims lost due to cyber crime, this figure grows to $388 billion. orton described this as global black market and marijuana, cocaine, and heroin combined. in an op-ed last month entitled "china's cyber thievery as national policy must be challenged" former dni, mike mcconnell, former homeland security secretary, michael chertoff and former deputfens w lin noted ability of cyber terrorists to cripple -- cripple -- our critical infrastructure. they sounded an even more urgent alarm about the threat of economic cyberel espionage. citing a re

. >> general keith alexander told the senate armed services committee that his team is working on newules of engagement, which include using cyber attacks in an offensive capacity. >> the president and secretary need options that would take it to the next step. >> software has already been used to destroy a thousand center fusions with iran's nuclear program. senior military commanders also blame the breech last year of rsa on china. it was sighted as an example of the high order capability against u.s. targets. >> if they can do it against rsa, that makes most of the other companies vulnerable. >> given the magnitude of the threat, whether the homeland security department, also known as dhs, deserves a place on the cyber team. >> anyone who has been through an airport, as i do regularly, have no confidence in the technological capabilities of the department of homeland security. >> i think the lead for working with critical infrastructure and helping them prepare their networks to lie with dhs. >> fbi director was pressed on whether the u.s. was facing a cyber 9/11. >> is it fair to

i don't see janet napolitano when i don't see keith alexander at the same place. we had a meeting earlier this week, and they were both on the same page and cooperating with each other. somebody has to take the lead, and janet no poll -- napolitano, who i really trust, and you look at katrina and other things and say i don't know. but it is the right place and in fact the only place that you can do it. >> now some groups such as the aclu and others have raised privacy concerns for individuals with this legislation. >> and that would be automatic, wouldn't it? when i was chairman of the intelligence committee, we did fiza, allowing two telecommunications companies to be able to go ahead and collect intelligence with their servers all-around the world from whence we got about 80% of our worldwide intelligence. but they have been sued by $40 billion or $50 billion. the question was are we going to let them do that and collect or say no, you can't do that and protect privacy in absolute terms and put ourselves at risk. it was an easy decision for me. not at democrats

i don't see janet napolitano, but i don't see keith alexander in the same place, the same conversation. we had a meeting just earlier this week and they were both on the same page, both cooperating with each other. but somebody's got to take the lead, and janet napolitano who i really trust at home in tikrit, which a lot of people look back at katrina and say oh, they didn't do that right, but they don't realize they have a superb intelligence unit which has now been beefed up. so it's the right place to do it, and, in fact, the only place that you can do it. >> host: some groups such as the aclu or the electronic privacy information center have raised privacy concerns for individuals on this legislation. >> guest: that would be automatic, wouldn't it? when i was chairman of the intelligence community we did fisa, which is allowing all of those come in this case, to telecommunication companies to be able to go ahead and collect intelligence with their servers all the around the world, from whence we got an 80% of our worldwide intelligence. but they have been sued 40 or $50 billion, an

citizens while dancing around some of the facts general keith alexander for the most part denies that this happens but there is evidence that shows otherwise and many people who believe otherwise one of those people is a means to part of it a legal counsel of the electronic privacy information center and earlier i asked her opinion is the n.s.a. spying on u.s. citizens here's your take i do believe that the n.s.a. is being very secretive about what it's doing i believe that spine is probably involved and i don't think that most the information that we've ever received about the n.s.a. has come from whistleblowers in the whistle blows at this point are saying that they're spying on domestic citizens they're spying in the united states and i think that information has to be weighed appropriately back in back in the day a couple decades ago some of the things that they do and you see this in t.v. shows and old movies they tap the phones that the landline so they could listen in find out where the person was or what they were saying and they'd also sometimes be able to get warrants to act

congress in two thousand and three because of privacy concerns so yesterday as a chief general keith alexander had to face off with members of congress for questioning there's an example. but if dick cheney were elected president and wanted to keep. waterboard every american who. can sort of. mishaps. oh would like to know is still is the unit see the technological capacity to identify those cheney bashers based appoint a cunt to their emails you'll soon know. i well the question and of itself may sound a little funny like the alexander saying if the f.a.a. does not have the ability to do that within the united states why do we believe well joining me to discuss if even webster senior editor of raw story thanks so much for joining us tonight steve and i guess before we talk about this hearing necessarily it was said let's go back to the original story in the bamford row and you know what was your biggest takeaway some of the things that you found i guess most troubling about what they're planning on doing with this just gigantic massive n.s.a. complex that they're building well obviously to me

with the chairman of the joint chiefs dempsy, janet napolitano, the head of the security agency keith alexanderector robert muller. earliered in the today describing why rogue nations and terrorists are tapping into cybers 1-2 punch. >> on the one hand developing new technology for any future conflict or on the other hand enabling them to disable our technology in a time of war. >> fox news was told tonight's senate briefing will explain the administration's response to a major cyber event, shep. >> during the fbi director's testimony, there was more dancing around the issue of killing americans. the american government killing american citizens. a new thing. >> that's right. fbi director muriel was asked twice by republic congressman kevin yoder where the criteria in a chicago speech monday for the quote lawful targeted killing of americans applied on u.s. soil. both times muller deflected to holder. >> thinking about the three part test that he mentioned, does that only apply to u.s. citizen that's overseas or does that apply to u.s. citizen that's here? >> i would have to go back. i'm not ce

taking place on the hill for all senators with mueller, janet napolitano, the head of the nsa keith alexander of the joint chiefs dempsey. they tell fox news they will explain how the administration plans to respond to a major event. >> bret: that sound bite was part of a hearing where pointed questions were asked about the administration justification for targeted killing of americans, correct? >> that is right. f.b.i. director mueller was asked twice by republican congressman keith yoder whether holder's legal justification in chicago speech monday for lawful, targeted killings of american apply to u.s. citizens inside the u.s. both times mueller deflected to holder. >> bret: okay. >> thank you. >> bret: thank you. we'll get that right. six british soldiers were killed tuesday night in southwestern afghanistan. explosion hit their armored vehicle while on patrol in helmand province. the biggest loss of forces in afghanistan since 2006. al-qaeda is claiming responsibility for attack on a military base in yemen that left almost 200 soldiers dead. the group says the weekend assault was in reta

communities worry about this but here's what worries me, gretchen, this program was discussed by keith alexandere head of the nsa, and as he was asked about this data collection program once in a hearing and he said no, no, no, we're not doing it and he was never asked to explain exactly what are we doing? and when are the american people going to learn about this? this is a $2 billion center. jim banford is a controversial reporter but on the nsa, he is not usually wrong and almost everything that he's written has turned out in this area to be right. >> all right. the nsa is denying the allegations and in a statement to "fox & friends", "many allegations have been made about the planned activities of the utah data center. what it will be is a state of the art facility designed to support the intelligence community's efforts to further strengthen and protect the nation." i guess that's what they have to say. >> yes. and they have denied programs before they've actually been conducting so once again, a little bit of skepticism is always, always wise. >> all right. thanks, judy miller for giving u

cyber command, keith alexander, says the u.s. intend to use cyber not only to defend u.s. networks but for offensive capabilities as well. any actor threatening a crippling attack against the nights would be have a grave risk. we have a full suite of cyber assisted options which to choose. this testimony is consistent with the statements of the nation's top intelligence official james clapper who warned congress recently during the annual wordwide threat hearing considered the most significant in terms of setting budget priorities that cyber attacks are growing in number and sophistication. >> we foresee a cyber environment in which emerging technologies are developed and implemented before security responses can be put in place. among state actors we're particularly concerned about any entities within china and rush russia doing entries into computer networks and stealing data. >> reporter: these offensive capabilities are classified but what we may get today is broad outlines of this in the open session, martha. martha: fascinating. are we entering a phase of all this, c

strategic command and general keith alexander, the commander of the u.s. cyber command and thank them both for their service to our nation. we also want to thank the fine men and women who serve in these commands for their dedication and service to our nation and a special thanks to their families. strategic command manages nine missions across the department of defense. these missions range from

very pleased to be here today with general keith alexander, cyber commandes commander and of course as both of you have pointed out, cyber is a critical component of our global capabilities. without question, mr. chairman, we continue to face a very challenging global security environment marked by constant change, enormous complexity and profound uncertainty. change and surprise have characterized the year that have passed since my last appearance before this committee. over that time, the men and women of strategic command have participated in support of operations in libya and japan, have supported the withdrawal of u.s. combat forces from iraq and have observed the arab spring, the bold operation that killed osama bin laden, the death of kim jong il and the succession of kim jong un, the passage of the budget control act and the adoption of new defense strategic guidance. through this extraordinary period of challenge and change, stratcom's focus has remained constant, to deter, detect and prevent attacks on the united states, our allies and partners and to be prepared to employ fo

is stopped, but he buries his own rebound, caps in front 3-0. 2nd period now 3-1, alexander semin, semin in front, keith aucoin whirls and scores. caps defeat the red wings 5-3 and lead the sabres by two points for the final playoff spot in the east. >>> don't go anywhere because we're not. when we return, the maryland women seeking revenge against louisville in the ncaa tournament, a reunion in college park when we come back. >>> welcome back. i'm dave feldman. tonight a reunion in college park. brenda frese facing louisville and jeff walsh. she's taken on her former guy and he beat her in the 2009 ncaa tournament. less than two minutes left maryland by two. hawkins bobbles it, regains it and hits it. hawkins with 15, herpes of terps led by four. fine -- terps led by four. final seconds, becky with a chance to tie it, comes up short. maryland defeats louisville to advance to the sweet 16 and earn the 30th victory of the season, but it wasn't easy. >> some foul trouble, slow start, but i thought our team just did a tremendous job just hanging in there and hanging in there and i really felt hike the 1st