Here are Richard Clarke's exact words: If I were in the job now I would have simply told the FBI to call Forte Meade the headquarters of the National S

Here are Richard Clarke's exact words: If I were in the job now I would have simply told the FBI to call Forte Meade the headquarters of the National Security Agency and NSA would have solved this problem for them. They're not as interested in solving the problem as in getting a legal precedent. [...] Every expert I know believes that NSA could crack this phone. They want the precedent that the government can compel a computer device manufacturer to allow the government in.