Friday, August 23, 2013

NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Denies Being The Source For The Latest Leak On A Secret British Listening Post In The Middle East

Photo: Edward Snowden. Frame of video

Snowden Denies New Leaks, Thinks the British Government Is Pretending to Be Him -- New York Magazine

This morning, U.K. paper the Independent published an "exclusive" in which it claimed, "Britain runs a secret internet-monitoring station in the Middle East to intercept and process vast quantities of emails, telephone calls and web traffic on behalf of Western intelligence agencies." The article went on to say, "The Independent is not revealing the precise location of the station but information on its activities was contained in the leaked documents obtained from the NSA by Edward Snowden." But according to Snowden, the information didn't come from him: "I have never spoken with, worked with, or provided any journalistic materials to the Independent," Snowden said in a statement. He suspects something nefarious from the British government.

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More News On NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Denying That He Is The Source For The Latest Leak On A Secret British Listening Post In The Middle East

Snowden: UK government now leaking documents about itself -- The Guardian
Snowden accuses UK government of leaking documents about itself in smear campaign -- The Verge
Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald Challenge Independent Story -- Huffington Post
Edward Snowden Accuses The UK Government Of Leaking Secrets Under His Own Name -- Business Insider
Edward Snowden: Guardian and Independent Row over NSA and GCHQ Middle East Leaks -- International Business Times
Snowden Denies Talking To Independent For Middle East Intelligence Station Story -- FDL
Glenn Greenwald v Edward Snowden v The Independent v Britain. Who is lying about what? -- Tim Stanley, The Telegraph

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