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Good news, bad news for Obama.
Good news, he won't have to defend Holder for opening an investigation into foreign reporters who work for the Guardian.
Bad news, he won't be able to order Holder to open an investigation into foreign reporters who work for the Guardian.
Eric Snowden wanted people to know who he is, and what he stands for. He doesn't want to live in a world where this happens.
Thanks to his courage, we might not have to.
Good news, he won't have to defend Holder for opening an investigation into foreign reporters who work for the Guardian.
Bad news, he won't be able to order Holder to open an investigation into foreign reporters who work for the Guardian.
Eric Snowden wanted people to know who he is, and what he stands for. He doesn't want to live in a world where this happens.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillanceThe individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Snowden has been working at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell.
The Guardian, after several days of interviews, is revealing his identity at his request. From the moment he decided to disclose numerous top-secret documents to the public, he was determined not to opt for the protection of anonymity. "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong," he said.
Snowden will go down in history as one of America's most consequential whistleblowers, alongside Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley Manning. He is responsible for handing over material from one of the world's most secretive organisations – the NSA.
In a note accompanying the first set of documents he provided, he wrote: "I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions," but "I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed even for an instant."
Thanks to his courage, we might not have to.
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