Anotherwayofchecking the frequency of interruptions with a giventimeis to count the number of timesthe flashmessagehas reloadedbefore the videocompletesits run.
Within minutes, Welsh recalls, the director of the NSA was notified and the decision was made to send a rare "FLASH" message -- the highest priority -- to the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum via the State Department.
Grandmaster Flash is considered one of the founding fathers of hip hop, and was behind classic '80s tracks The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on The Wheels of Steel and The Message.