Guardian Reporter Glenn Greenwald Will Continue To Publish The NSA Leaks That Edward Snowden Has Given Him

Glenn Greenwald, the blogger and journalist.(Reuters / Sergio Moraes)

Greenwald: Snowden Asylum 'Unlikely' To Stop Me From Publishing Leaks -- Politico

By seeking protection in Russia, NSA leaker Edward Snowden seems to have acknowledged that he is willing to stop leaking U.S. secrets -- a precondition for asylum, according to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

But Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who first published reports based on Snowden's leaks, says such an asylum agreement would not stop him from publishing reports on the many confidential documents he has already received from Snowden.

"Given everything I know, I'd be very shocked if he ever asked me that," Greenwald told POLITICO on Friday. "I'd deal with that hypothetical only in the extremely unlikely event that it ever happened, but I can't foresee anything that would or could stop me from further reporting on the NSA documents I have."

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Update: Asylum For Snowden Won't Stop Greenwald From Publishing More Leaks -- RT

My Comment: Glenn Greenwald has mentioned in the past few days that he has more "bomb-shell" NSA leaks to disclose. I do expect him to continue publishing these leaks .... even if Edward Snowden makes an asylum deal with Russian authorities who may make the demand that he stop.