According to other reports...
...the NSA was watching it happen. If they could see it, why couldn't they do anything about it? Do they need more power so that next time they are not "forced" to just sit and watch? Or maybe they are more inclined to just sit and watch and gather intel on the process rather than show their hand and actually act in the interests of their county's economic well-being.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
