How TED Got Edward S**wden and NSA Deputy Director
 

How TED Got Edward S**wden and NSA Deputy Director
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VANCOUVER, Canada — TED Curator Chris Anderson on Tuesday joked that the National Security Agency was watching Edward S**wden's appearance, which everyone thought was a surprise at the time. Then he threw conference-goers for a**ther loop the next day when he an**unced that NSA Deputy Director Rich Ledgett would respond in a video interview

"We didn't realize [S**wden] was going to show up there, so kudos to you guys," Ledgett said during the conference on Thursday.

See also: NSA Deputy Director: 'We Need to Be More Transparent'


And that was truly believable to the crowd. The interview, which was left off the official TED schedule until Wednesday evening, seemed reactionary. Maybe it was something S**wden had said on Tuesday that finally compelled the agency’s highest civilian authority to respond? Read more...

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