Retired U.S. Air Force General and former NSA chief Michael Hayden is pictured in his office in Washington May 1, 2013.
Correction appended
After managing one of the largest cyber intelligence operations in the world, former National Security Agency boss Michael Hayden experienced how the other half lives while aboard the Amtrak Acela commuter train.
As Hayden provided unnamed reporters with background interviews, fellow passenger and former MoveOn.org director Tom Matzzie took the opportunity to live-tweet the exchange.
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According to a report in Salon, Hayden spoke about America’s use of black sites and rendition. The erstwhile spy chief’s comments came just hours after news broke that the U.S. government had been monitoring the communications of 35 world leaders.
Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly described Hayden’s conversations with reporters and has been amended
[Salon]