He points out that manufacturing stalwart General Motors was booted out, as were Citigroup and Kraft, and he argues the current index skews too tech - heavy to encompass the true scope of the U.S. economy. (business.time.com)
His answers on this appeared to intentionally misconstrue what was being asked — presumably in a bid to mask the ugly reality of the true scope and depth of the surveillance apparatus he commands. (techcrunch.com)
Bates also rebuked the agency for misrepresenting the true scope of a major collection program for the third time in three years. (theguardian.com)