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Former NSA and CIA chief Michael Hayden and Mike Rogers, chair of the house intelligence committee, have openly joked at the at the 2013 Cybersecurity Summit about putting Edward Snowden on a kill list, as picked up by The Hill journalist Brendan Sasso. Former NSA and CIA chief Michael Hayden and Mike Rogers, chair of the house intelligence committee, have openly joked at the at the 2013 Cybersecurity Summit about putting Edward Snowden on a kill list.
Brendan Sasso, a journalist with The Hill website, reported the exchange on Thursday.
"I must admit, in my darker moment over the past several months, I'd also thought of nominating Mr. Snowden, but it was for a different list," Hayden said during a panel discussion on cybersecurity hosted by The Washington Post. 
The audience laughed, and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who was also on the panel, responded, "I can help you with that." 
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I think Rep Mike Rogers and Gen Michael Hayden just joked about putting Snowden on a kill listI think Rep Mike Rogers and Gen Michael Hayden just joked about putting Snowden on a kill list
@BrendanSasso @ggreenwald We've deemed Snowden to be a "non-essential" human.@BrendanSasso @ggreenwald We've deemed Snowden to be a "non-essential" human.
.@ggreenwald Hayden noted Snowden nominated for human rts award "I'd also thought of nominating Mr Snowden but it was for a different list".@ggreenwald Hayden noted Snowden nominated for human rts award "I'd also thought of nominating Mr Snowden but it was for a different list"
.@ggreenwald And Rogers said: "I can help you with that".@ggreenwald And Rogers said: "I can help you with that"
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