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NSA chief Keith Alexander said meanwhile that Snowden's blowing the lid on US surveillance has forced a tightening of security on IT system operators like him/FILE

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US wants cooperation of countries where Snowden may go

Schumer said it was “very disappointing what Hong Kong has done” and it “remains to be seen how much influence Beijing had on Hong Kong.

“I have a feeling the hand of Beijing was involved here,” he told CNN.

“What’s infuriating here is Prime Minister (Vladimir) Putin of Russia aiding and abetting Snowden’s escape,” Schumer added. “Putin always seems almost eager to put a finger in the eye of the United States, whether it is Syria, Iran and now, of course, with Snowden.

“That’s not how allies should treat one another, and I think it’ll have serious consequences for the United States-Russia relationship,” he said.

Schumer said he expected the US authorities would ask Russia to hold Snowden. “Whether Russia does that or not, I don’t know,” he said.

NSA chief Keith Alexander said meanwhile that Snowden’s blowing the lid on US surveillance has forced a tightening of security on IT system operators like him.

The NSA is overhauling its operations to keep a closer watch on contractors like Snowden, who “betrayed the trust and confidence we had in him” and “stole some of our secrets,” General Alexander told ABC television.

No red flags went up to detect that theft, Alexander said, and the NSA is working to overhaul things to prevent a repeat.

“Clearly, the system did not work as it should have,” he said.

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“We are now putting in place actions that would give us the ability to track our system administrators, what they’re doing, what they’re taking,” he said.

Also, “we’ve changed the passwords,” Alexander said. “But at the end of the day we have to trust that our people are going to do the right thing.”

The NSA chief also repeated assertions that the ultimate goal of the surveillance programs is to prevent terrorist attacks and that some 50 plots around the world had been foiled so far thanks to the programs.

“What Snowden has revealed has caused irreversible and significant damage to our country and to our allies,” Alexander said. “This is an individual who is not acting, in my opinion, with noble intent.”

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