It's the "professional" designation that's the problem. Once you say someone is a "professional," that means that they are part of a "profession," and that the

It's the "professional" designation that's the problem. Once you say someone is a "professional," that means that they are part of a "profession," and that they answer to the ethical standards of that profession. Sadly, we have doctors force-feeding people at Gitmo, so it's not terribly surprising that there are counter-professionals at the NSA.