If you kill Trailblazer, you might as well kill NSA. Gen. Alexander has no choice but to find a way to make it work.

I like all kinds of comedy. I like comedy that doesn't talk about real beliefs or serious thoughts, but then I also like the stuff that does. I think it just depends. It's a completely personal choice.

The whole idea of the NSA is intercepting huge streams of communications, taking in 2 million pieces of communications an hour.

Clearly the flag was there, ... because the intercepts show that the helicopter pilots saw it immediately, before they ever even got up to the ship.

Overall, most people think [Trailblazer is] a disappointment,

Every time a Soviet plane took off, NSA knew about it. It was pretty easy to track. Now they have to track people who use cell phones, pay phones and calling cards ... You have to be a bit optimistic to think it will work.