Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The Guardian Editor: Only 1 Percent Of Snowden Files Published



Only 1% Of Snowden Files Published - Guardian editor -- BBC

Only 1% of files leaked by former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden have been published by the Guardian newspaper, its editor has told MPs.

But Alan Rusbridger told the Home Affairs Select Committee that the Guardian was not a "rogue newspaper".

He insisted the paper's journalists were "patriots" and patriotic about democracy and a free press.

He said senior officials in Whitehall and the US administration had told the paper "no damage" had been caused.

Last month intelligence chiefs used their appearance before a different committee to criticise the Guardian, suggesting it had endangered national security .

But Mr Rusbridger said their accusations were "very vague and not rooted in specific stories".

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More News On Today's Testimony From The Guardian's Editors On Snowden's NSA Leaks

Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger appears before MPs – live coverage -- The Guardian
Guardian will not be intimidated over NSA leaks, Alan Rusbridger tells MPs -- The Guardian
Edward Snowden spy leaks: only one per cent of files published, says Guardian's Alan Rusbridger -- The Telegraph
Guardian: We have published 1 pct of Snowden leak -- Washington Post/AP
Just 1% of Snowden files published says Guardian editor -- The Independent
Guardian editor defends Snowden leaks -- SKY News
Guardian 'will not be intimidated' -- Belfast Telegraph
British editor tells parliament Snowden data is secure -- Reuters
Guardian Editor Denies Snowden Leaks Hurt U.K. Security -- Bloomberg
We love Britain, insists Guardian editor as he is accused by MPs of breaking the law for leaking secrets which endangered UK spies -- Daily Mail
Red-herring ‘inquisition’: Guardian editor robustly defends Snowden leaks to UK MPs -- RT
MPs' questions to Alan Rusbridger: do you love this country? -- The Guardian
Q&A with Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian -- Washington Post

My Comment: What caught my attention was this statement by the Guardian editor .... Guardian editor doesn’t ‘expect’ to ‘publish a huge amount more’ of Snowden leaks -- The Blaze. Too bad .... I would love to know what is in the 99% that The Guardian will not publish.

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