Is the NSA chief the bad guy or the fall guy

The government shutdown has brought the nefarious acts of the NSA out of the spotlight, but it will return. When it does, there’s a villain that the American people can point their people at, but is he really the one who’s to blame?

After eight years manning the Bush and Obama administrations’ massive campaign to spy on Americans’ phone calls, internet chats, and relationships, all of which his agency had no legal authority to do, the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Director, General Keith Alexander has agreed to step down.