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NSA Leaker Had Legal Means to Reveal Information -- Washington Free Beacon
Whistleblowers have multiple legal avenues to divulge illegal or improper activities
Edward Snowden, who illegally leaked classified information about a National Security Agency intelligence gathering program to a British newspaper last week, had ample legal channels to report what he felt were illegal or improper activities.
The inspector general for the Defense Department runs a hotline for military and intelligence officials to report such conduct in ways that do not disclose classified information to the public.
Experts on national security whistleblower laws say Snowden could also have disclosed the information to members of Congress.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Tuesday that Snowden’s leak did “huge, grave damage” to the country’s intelligence-gathering capabilities.
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My Comment: Was Edward Snowden aware of these legal avenues? Did he care how his leaks became public? Is there another agenda being played? Many questions .... no answers.
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Yes, he was aware of these avenues. It is REQUIRED training PRIOR to receiving access.
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