As the stage is set for a US Supreme Court ruling on whether the governmental capture of metadata violates the Fourth Amendment's protections against unlawful search and seizures, the Foreign Policy has a gripping profile of National Security Agency Director and Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander. One source told FP that, '"Alexander tended to be a bit of a cowboy: 'Let's not worry about the law. Let's just figure out how to get the job done.'" Plus: his base of operations is based on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise!