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The FRONTLINE Interview: Michael Hayden

A retired U.S. Air Force general, Michael Hayden served as director of the CIA from 2006 to 2008 and the director of the NSA from 1999 to 2005. As head of the NSA under President George W. Bush, Hayden developed the administration's highly controversial warrantless wiretapping program.

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