❝ From the time we began reporting on the archive provided to us in Hong Kong by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, we sought to fulfill his two principal requests for how the materials should be handled: that they be released in conjunction with careful reporting that puts the documents in context and makes them digestible to the public, and that the welfare and reputations of innocent people be safeguarded. As time has gone on, The Intercept has sought out new ways to get documents from the archive into the hands of the public, consistent with the public interest as originally conceived.
❝ Now, The Intercept is announcing two innovations in how we report on and publish these materials. Both measures are designed to ensure that reporting on the archive continues in as expeditious and informative a manner as possible, in accordance with the agreements we entered into with our source about how these materials would be disclosed, a framework that he, and we, have publicly described on numerous occasions.
❝ The first measure involves the publication of large batches of documents. We are, beginning today, publishing in installments the NSA’s internal SIDtoday newsletters, which span more than a decade beginning after 9/11. We are starting with the oldest SIDtoday articles, from 2003, and working our way through the most recent in our archive, from 2012…we will periodically release batches until we have made public the entire set…
❝ Accompanying the release of these documents are summaries of the content of each, along with a story about NSA’s role in Guantánamo interrogations, a lengthy roundup of other intriguing information gleaned from these files, and a profile of SIDtoday. We encourage other journalists, researchers, and interested parties to comb through these documents…to find additional material of interest.
❝ The other innovation is our ability to invite outside journalists, including from foreign media outlets, to work with us to explore the full Snowden archive.
Here’s the link to the growing archive of NSA documents. Courtesy of Edward Snowden…and the editors of The Intercept.
I remember Obama praising Snowden, then wanting him to be criminalized a few years later. Oh how a position of power can change you.
You may “remember” Obama praising Snowden. I don’t. I know of no reputable source claiming such a direct quote either.
I much prefer Snowden’s courage over Obama’s centrist safety; but, there’s no need to misquote what the latter says and does.
http://watchingamerica.com/WA/2014/01/26/disapproval-for-obama-praise-for-snowden/
That link has no remarks from Obama “praising” Ed Snowden. At best, the newspaper infers that Obama welcomes the debate provoked by the revelations. And also condemns Obama for doing nothing about the crimes he learned of when he entered the Oval Office.
Perhaps, you misread. Though, peeking at your site, I wouldn’t expect someone who reads Huberman & Sweezy to approach Obama’s hypocrisy casually.
U.S. Supreme Court: Sweezy v. New Hampshire, 354 U.S. 234 (1957) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/354/234/case.html