Edward Snowden, Whistle-Blower -- New York Times editorial
Seven months ago, the world began to learn the vast scope of the National Security Agency’s reach into the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the globe, as it collects information about their phone calls, their email messages, their friends and contacts, how they spend their days and where they spend their nights. The public learned in great detail how the agency has exceeded its mandate and abused its authority, prompting outrage at kitchen tables and at the desks of Congress, which may finally begin to limit these practices.
The revelations have already prompted two federal judges to accuse the N.S.A. of violating the Constitution (although a third, unfortunately, found the dragnet surveillance to be legal). A panel appointed by President Obama issued a powerful indictment of the agency’s invasions of privacy and called for a major overhaul of its operations.
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My Comment: So .... the "newspaper of record" is now finally taking sides. The New York Times has now realized what this blog has been talking about for the past few months .... Edward Snowden should be offered a "deal" to come back to the U.S. and provide testimony on NSA abuses. He must also cease and desist all NSA revelations. I am sure that he would take such an offer .... I am also sure that his testimony will be invaluable in providing some insight on the reforms that America's intelligence community clearly needs.
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We saw Snowden sending signals earlier that he's interested in a deal. I think the NYT article is the administrations answer.
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