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Originally Posted by chemgear
Name and video of the source of the leak:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...r-surveillance
The Guardian, after several days of interviews, is revealing his identity at his request. From the moment he decided to disclose numerous top-secret documents to the public, he was determined not to opt for the protection of anonymity. "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong," he said. |
Bets on when the smear campaign to make this guy seem bad/unstable/etc. begins?
Good read. Guy has a decently long history in intelligence, both government and private side.
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Over the next three years, he learned just how all-consuming the NSA's surveillance activities were, claiming "they are intent on making every conversation and every form of behaviour in the world known to them".
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"What they're doing" poses "an existential threat to democracy", he said.
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Will be interesting to see how this plays out. My guess? Similar to Manning. Your average person in the US will have no idea.