NSA leaders mull amnesty for Snowden
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 12/14/2013 07:38 AM
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After all the hard-line condemnation of Snowden for the secret NSA information provided to the world; it makes you wonder why the shift in thinking has occurred. More likely it is due to what he still has up his sleeve that could be more damaging than any of the previous leaks.
CBS reports that the information National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has revealed so far is just a fraction of what he has. In fact, he has so much, some think it is worth giving him amnesty to get it back.
Rick Ledgett is the man who was put in charge of the Snowden leak task force by Gen. Keith Alexander, who heads the NSA. The task force's job is to prevent another leak like this one from happening again. They're also trying to figure out how much damage the Snowden leaks have done, and how much damage they could still do.
This revelation is why the government is considering the possibility of cutting a deal with the 30-year-old former contractor, who fled the US for Hong Kong earlier this year with a trove of top-secret documents.
The question is, for damage control, what's the difference between a couple of foreign governments having it -- that's bad -- or having it out there in the newspapers or across many other governments?
Another factor that weighs in; if given amnesty would this send the wrong message to others that a lifetime is prison isn't the only option when you commit an act such as this.
CBS reports that the information National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has revealed so far is just a fraction of what he has. In fact, he has so much, some think it is worth giving him amnesty to get it back.Rick Ledgett is the man who was put in charge of the Snowden leak task force by Gen. Keith Alexander, who heads the NSA. The task force's job is to prevent another leak like this one from happening again. They're also trying to figure out how much damage the Snowden leaks have done, and how much damage they could still do.
This revelation is why the government is considering the possibility of cutting a deal with the 30-year-old former contractor, who fled the US for Hong Kong earlier this year with a trove of top-secret documents.
The question is, for damage control, what's the difference between a couple of foreign governments having it -- that's bad -- or having it out there in the newspapers or across many other governments?
Another factor that weighs in; if given amnesty would this send the wrong message to others that a lifetime is prison isn't the only option when you commit an act such as this.
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